Noun

(en noun)

The beginning of something.

The source of a river, information, goods, etc.

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(mathematics) The point at which the axes of a coordinate system intersect.

(anatomy) The proximal end of attachment of a muscle to a bone that will not be moved by the action of that muscle.

(cartography) An arbitrary point on the earth's surface, chosen as the zero for a system of coordinates.

(in the plural) Ancestry.

Noun

(en noun)

(economics) An individual or organization that creates goods and services.

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One who produces an artistic production like a CD, a theater production, a film, a TV program and so on.

(biology) An organism that produces complex organic compounds from simple molecules and an external source of energy.

(UK, slang) An arrest for speeding after which the driver is allowed seven days in which to produce his/her driving licence and related documents at a police station.

(archaic) A furnace for producing combustible gas for fuel.