Category:Origination

O*rig`i*na"tion, n. Etym: [l. originatio.]

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.