word-vault/dist/data/cards/or/origin.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "origin",
    "partOfSpeech": "noun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "b2",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "the point from which something starts; the cause of something",
            "sensetop": "origin of somethingin originof… origin",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the origins of life on earth",
                    "contextForm": "origin of something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The origin of the word remains obscure."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Most coughs are viral in origin *(= caused by a virus)*.",
                    "contextForm": "in origin"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The word burlesque is Italian in origin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a letter of doubtful origin",
                    "contextForm": "of… origin"
                },
                {
                    "text": "This particular custom **has its origins in** Wales."
                },
                {
                    "text": "an **origin movie/tale** *(= one that describes an earlier stage in a story that is already known)*"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Population genetics owes its origin to Francis Galton."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The development had its immediate origins in discussions with management."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The dispute had its origin in the Battle of Wakefield."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The label tells you the country of origin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The origins of Gdańsk go back to the tenth century."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The rock is volcanic in origin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The term ‘black hole’ is of very recent origin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a painting of unknown origin"
                }
            ],
            "topics": ["History"],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["common", "independent", "doubtful"],
                "verb + origin": ["have", "share", "investigate"],
                "origin + verb": ["go back to something", "lie in something"],
                "preposition": ["in origin", "of… origin"],
                "phrases": [
                    "country of origin",
                    "place of origin",
                    "have its origin in something"
                ]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "a person’s social and family background",
            "sensetop": "of… originof originby origin",
            "cefr": "b2",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "She has risen from **humble origins** to immense wealth."
                },
                {
                    "text": "people of German origin",
                    "contextForm": "of… origin"
                },
                {
                    "text": "children of various **ethnic origins**"
                },
                {
                    "text": "a person’s **country of origin** *(= where they were born)*",
                    "contextForm": "of origin"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He is a Londoner by origin.",
                    "contextForm": "by origin"
                },
                {
                    "text": "Their family can **trace its origins** back to the Norman Conquest."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Regardless of national origin, they share a sense of belonging to an adopted land."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her accent betrayed her working-class origins."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Her family is Portuguese in origin."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The name suggests a possible African origin."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "adjective": ["African", "English", "etc."],
                "verb + origin": ["trace", "betray"],
                "preposition": ["by origin", "in origin", "of… origin"],
                "phrases": ["somebody’s country of origin"]
            }
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɒrɪdʒɪn/",
                "audio": "or/origin/origin__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈɔːrɪdʒɪn/",
                "audio": "or/origin/origin__us_4.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "early 16th cent.: from French origine, from Latin origo, origin-, from oriri ‘to rise’."
}