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| family |
any group of things related in form, function, or origin. [1/8 definitions] |
| folk etymology |
a change made in a word or phrase according to a false notion as to its origin or derivation. |
| fountain |
a source or origin. [1/2 definitions] |
| fountainhead |
a spring in which a stream has its origin. [2 definitions] |
| from |
used to identify the origin or source. [1/5 definitions] |
| -genesis |
production; origin. |
| genesis |
the beginning or origin of something. [1/2 definitions] |
| genetic |
of or concerning the beginning or origin of something. [1/3 definitions] |
| -genous |
having (such) an origin. [1/2 definitions] |
| -geny |
origin; production; generation. |
| geomorphology |
the study of the origin, development, and configuration of topographic forms. |
| hail from |
to have as one's place of origin or residence; come from. |
| happi coat |
a smock of Japanese origin, worn belted with a narrow sash. |
| hibachi |
a small, charcoal-burning grill of Japanese origin for cooking food. |
| hillbilly |
(informal) a person who comes from a remote rural area, esp. from the mountainous region of the southern United States; often, a person considered to be primitive or backward because of this residence or origin. [1/2 definitions] |
| Hispanic |
Spanish or of Spanish descent or origin. [2/3 definitions] |
| histogen |
cells that are the origin of new tissue, such as cambium in plant stems and roots. |
| homogenous |
having a similar structure because of developing from the same origin. |
| homograph |
a word that has the same spelling as another but a different origin and meaning. |
| homologous |
corresponding structurally, often because of a common evolutionary origin. |
| import |
to bring in from an outside origin, esp. to bring in (merchandise) from a foreign country. [1/7 definitions] |
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