Founding and Origin

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Founding noun - The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new.

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Origin and founding are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Origin" instead a noun "Founding".

Nearby Words: foundation, founder, founded, foundling

Origin noun - A point or place at which something is invented or provided.

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Founding and origin are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Founding" instead a noun "Origin".

A Mage's Power: Eric reads a story that portrays the founding gods Order and Chaos as family in a multiverse origin story while glazing over their animosity.

Source: Literature / Journey to Chaos
If you live in Eagleland, you might be aware of your state's date of founding, origin of name, capital city, official state flower, state animal, state rock, state vegetable (yes really), etc.

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A couple decades later, the founding of the Korean People's Army was moved from 1948 to 1932, tying it to Kim's earlier anti-Japanese guerrilla activities and erasing its Soviet origin.

Source: Un-Person

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