The ~ of something is its beginning, birth, or creation. (FORMAL)
The project had its ~ two years earlier...
= origin
N-SING: usu with poss
The ~ of something is its beginning, birth, or creation. (FORMAL)
The project had its ~ two years earlier...
= origin
N-SING: usu with poss
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012