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  • 1of recent origin — formal phrase something of recent origin has not existed or been in use for long The term ‘black hole’ is of fairly recent origin. Thesaurus: newsynonym Main entry: origin …

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  • 2of recent origin — formal something of recent origin has not existed or been in use for long The term black hole is of fairly recent origin …

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  • 3Origin of language — The origin of language is the emergence of language in the human species. This is a highly controversial topic, empirical evidence being so limited that many regard it as unsuitable for serious scholars. In 1866, the Linguistic Society of Paris… …

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  • 4origin — or|i|gin [ ɔrədʒın ] noun *** 1. ) origin or origins count the place or moment where something begins to exist: origin of: Meteorites may hold clues about the origin of life on Earth. origin in: The country s constitution had its origins in Roman …

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  • 5origin — noun 1 time/place/reason that sth starts ADJECTIVE ▪ common ▪ independent ▪ doubtful (esp. BrE), obscure, unknown ▪ a letter of doubtful origin …

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  • 6origin */*/*/ — UK [ˈɒrɪdʒɪn] / US [ˈɔrədʒɪn] noun Word forms origin : singular origin plural origins 1) origin or origins [countable] the place or moment where something begins to exist origin of: Meteorites may hold clues about the origin of life on Earth.… …

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  • 7Recent — Re cent (r[=e] sent), a. [L. recens, entis: cf. F. r[ e]cent.] 1. Of late origin, existence, or occurrence; lately come; not of remote date, antiquated style, or the like; not already known, familiar, worn out, trite, etc.; fresh; novel; new;… …

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  • 8Origin Jazz Library — is a record label set up in 1960 by Bill Givens and Pete Whelan. It specializes in early American blues, jazz and western swing music. Along with Nick Perls Yazoo Records, it was the label most active in the field of re issuing mainly samplers,… …

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  • 9recent — ► ADJECTIVE 1) having happened or been done lately; belonging to a period of time not long ago. 2) (Recent) Geology another term for HOLOCENE(Cf. ↑Holocene). DERIVATIVES recently adverb. ORIGIN …

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  • 10Recent African origin of modern humans — One model of human migration based on Mitochondrial DNA In paleoanthropology, the recent African origin of modern humans is t …

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