origination Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
    origin; inception.
  2. noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new
    foundation; instauration; founding; introduction; creation; initiation; innovation; institution.
    • she looked forward to her initiation as an adult
    • the foundation of a new scientific society

WordNet

O*rig`i*na"tion noun
Etymology
L. originatio.
Definitions
  1. The act or process of bringing or coming into existence; first production. "The origination of the universe." Keill.
    What comes from spirit is a spontaneous origination. Hickok.
  2. Mode of production, or bringing into being.
    This eruca is propagated by animal parents, to wit, butterflies, after the common origination of all caterpillars. Ray.

Webster 1913