(1):
(n.) The point of attachment or end of a muscle which is fixed during contraction; - in contradistinction to insertion.
(2):
(n.) That from which anything primarily proceeds; the fountain; the spring; the cause; the occasion.
(3):
(n.) The first existence or beginning of anything; the birth.
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