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origem — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • birth noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
  • descent noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
  • origin noun The point where something begins or comes from.
  • source noun The place, person, or thing that something originates from.
  • spring noun The season between winter and summer, when plants begin to grow again.

Senses

origem is used for these senses in English:

  • birth (countable) A beginning or start; a point of origin.
  • descent Lineage or hereditary derivation.
  • origin The beginning of something.
  • origin The source of a river, information, goods, etc.
  • source The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
  • spring (countable) The source from which an action or supply of something springs.

birth — full definition

  1. noun The event of being born; the moment a baby or animal comes into the world.
  2. noun The start or origin of something.
  3. verb To give birth to, or to bring something into existence.

descent — full definition

  1. noun The act of coming down from a higher place, or a downward slope or path.
  2. noun A person's family origins or ancestry.
  3. noun A drop into a worse state or condition.

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