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alkuperä — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • beginning noun The point or period at which something starts.
  • origin noun The point where something begins or comes from.
  • provenance noun The place of origin or history of ownership of something, especially a work of art or artifact.
  • provenience noun source; findspot; origin

Senses

alkuperä is used for these senses in English:

  • attribution An explicit or formal acknowledgment of ownership or authorship.
  • beginning That which begins or originates something; the source or first cause.
  • origin The beginning of something.
  • origin The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
  • provenance (of a person) Background; history; place of origin.
  • provenience (archaeology) source; findspot; origin

origin — full definition

  1. noun The point where something begins or comes from.
  2. noun A person's ancestry or background.

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