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Genesis

/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/

The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.

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📖 Definitions of "Genesis"

noun

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The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
"Some point to the creation of Magna Carta as the genesis of English common law."

🔄 Synonyms of "Genesis"

3 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
inceptionnoun	The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
originationnoun	(uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence.
originnoun	The beginning of something.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Genesis"

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Word	Definition
originnoun	The beginning of something.
inceptionnoun	The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
originationnoun	(uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence.
beginningnoun	(uncountable) The act of doing that which begins anything; commencement of an action, state, or space of time; entrance into being or upon a course; the first act, effort, or state of a succession of acts or states.
startnoun	The beginning of an activity.
emergencenoun	The act of rising out of a fluid, or coming forth from envelopment or concealment, or of rising into view; appearance.
creationnoun	(uncountable) The act of creating something.
originalnoun	An object or other creation (e.g. narrative work) from which all later copies and variations are derived.
mannernoun	Mode of action; way of performing or doing anything.
sourcenoun	The person, place, or thing from which something (information, goods, etc.) comes or is acquired.
establishmentnoun	That which is established; as a form of government, a permanent organization, business or force, or the place where one is permanently fixed for residence.
historynoun	The aggregate of past events.
backgroundnoun	A part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context.
deuteronomynoun	The fifth of the Books of Moses in the Old Testament of the Bible, the fifth book in the Torah.
joshuanoun	A male given name from Hebrew.
birthnoun	(uncountable) The process of childbearing; the beginning of life; the emergence of a human baby or other viviparous animal offspring from the mother's body into the environment.
rootnoun	The part of a plant, generally underground, that anchors and supports the plant body, absorbs and stores water and nutrients, and in some plants is able to perform vegetative reproduction.
originsnoun	Origins Natural Resources, Inc., trading as Origins, is an American cosmetics brand founded in 1990 by Leonard Lauder, son of Estée Lauder.
pathonoun	A locality in the Shire of Campaspe, northern Victoria, Australia
onsetnoun	(medicine) The initial phase of a disease or condition, in which symptoms first become apparent.