beginning and origin share a recorded sense, so the question is not what they mean but which one fits. beginning means “the event consisting of the start of something”. origin means “the place where something begins, where it springs into being”. beginning is the more common of the two in everyday English.
/bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/
1.n.the event consisting of the start of something
“the beginning of the war”
2.n.the time at which something is supposed to begin
“they got an early start”
3.n.the first part or section of something
“`It was a dark and stormy night' is a hackneyed beginning for a story”
/ˈɔɹədʒən/
1.n.the place where something begins, where it springs into being
“the Italian beginning of the Renaissance”
2.n.properties attributable to your ancestry
“he comes from good origins”
3.n.an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
| beginning | origin | |
|---|---|---|
| Pronunciation | /bɪˈɡɪnɪŋ/ | /ˈɔɹədʒən/ |
| Said | bi-GIN-ing | AW-ruh-juhn |
| Syllables | 3 | 3 |
| Letters | 9 | 6 |
| Parts of speech | noun, adjective | noun |
| Senses | 6 | 6 |
| How common | Core | Common |
| Synonyms | none recorded | beginning, root, rootage |
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