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paok1970
 
Reply Tue 1 Aug, 2017 11:19 am
Which of the following sentences is correct?

1) She is an actress of German origin.

2) She is an actress of German origins.

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MontereyJack
 
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Reply Tue 1 Aug, 2017 11:49 am
@paok1970,
first
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centrox
 
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Reply Tue 1 Aug, 2017 12:26 pm
Either.

Oxford English Dictionary (a useful web resource!)

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origin NOUN

1 also origins

The point or place where something begins, arises, or is derived.
‘his theory of the origin of life’
‘the name is Norse in origin’
‘the terminology has its origins in America’

1.1 A person's social background or ancestry.
‘a family of peasant origin’
‘a voice that betrays his Welsh origins’
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