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Old 14-Apr-2005, 07:48
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Default what is antonym for "destination"?

how would you call a place where,say, a person or a package is going from? The place where they go to is 'destination'. But what is antonym for it?
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Old 14-Apr-2005, 10:36
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Default Re: what is antonym for "destination"?

I know what you mean. I can think of three expressions:

'origin'

'inception'

'starting point'

but I guess we will have to wait for a native speaker to pop in with a confirmation or more suggestions.
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Default Re: what is antonym for "destination"?

'Starting point' is the everyday term, and 'origin' is more offical, IMO.
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