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genesis
1[ jen-uh-sis ]
noun
- an origin, creation, or beginning.
Genesis
2[ jen-uh-sis ]
noun
- the first book of the Bible, dealing with the Creation and the Patriarchs. : Gen.
-genesis
3- a combining form of genesis:
parthenogenesis.
-genesis
1combining form
- indicating genesis, development, or generation
biogenesis
parthenogenesis
Genesis
2/ ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /
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
3/ ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /
noun
- a beginning or origin of anything
Genesis
- The first book of the Old Testament ; its first words are “In the beginning ” ( genesis is a Greek word for “beginning”). It covers the time from the beginning of the world through the days of the patriarchs , including the stories of the Creation , Adam and Eve , the Fall of Man , Cain and Abel , Noah and the Flood , God's covenant with Abraham, Abraham and Isaac , Jacob and Esau , and Joseph and his brothers .
Derived Forms
- -genetic, combining_form:in_adjective
Other Words From
- hy·per·gen·e·sis noun
Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of genesis1
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Example Sentences
With Piece By Piece hitting cinemas this month, Neville told us about the film's unexpected genesis, how he convinced Lego to come on board, and the stars who had notes about their Lego minifigures.
“I don’t think we’re there yet,” she says, “but I think we’re seeing a very exciting genesis that I hope continues to grow.”
It was the year that saw the genesis of internet cancel culture, in which social media became the arbiter of often contested "justice" for a swath of influencers, celebrities, politicians, and the like.
Step Up, for its part, wrote that its previous work “was an early genesis” for the entire Homekey program.
You have to go back to the genesis of the first film, during the Trump era.
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