genesis (ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs
)
Definitions
noun
- a beginning or origin of anything
Word Origin
Old English: via Latin from Greek; related to Greek gignesthai to be bornSynonyms
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beginning,
source,
root,
origin,
start,
generation,
birth,
creation,
dawn,
formation,
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inception,
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propagation,
Genesis (ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)
Definitions
noun
- the first book of the Old Testament recounting the events from the Creation of the world to the sojourning of the Israelites in Egypt
-genesis
Definitions
combining form in countable noun
- indicating genesis, development, or generation ⇒
biogenesis
parthenogenesis
Alternative Forms
-genetic -genic combining form in adjectiveWord Origin
New Latin, from Latin: genesisUsage examples
Good word... seminal... spectacular word, like genesis... in the beginning.
, Doll's Eyes (1994)In the few unintentional intervals (caused by technical glitches), Karnad describes the play's genesis.
Outlook India (2005)Contrary to common belief, neither Ken Whyte nor Conrad Black were the intellectual genesis of Canada's second national newspaper.
Globe and Mail (2003)All the maps had their genesis in a single large map of Europe that Plunkett had obtained by bribing a guard.
Times, Sunday Times (2002)The myth was no longer, in any geographical or cultural respect, about the genesis of England.
, TOLKIEN AND THE GREAT WAR: The Threshold of Middle-earth (2003)