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genesis

1

[ jen-uh-sis ]

noun

, plural gen·e·ses [jen, -, uh, -seez].
  1. an origin, creation, or beginning.


Genesis

2

[ jen-uh-sis ]

noun

  1. the first book of the Bible, dealing with the Creation and the Patriarchs. : Gen.

-genesis

3
  1. a combining form of genesis:

    parthenogenesis.

-genesis

1

combining form

  1. indicating genesis, development, or generation

    biogenesis

    parthenogenesis

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Genesis

2

/ ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

  1. the first book of the Old Testament recounting the events from the Creation of the world to the sojourning of the Israelites in Egypt
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

genesis

3

/ ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

  1. a beginning or origin of anything
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Genesis

  1. 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 .
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Derived Forms

  • -genetic, combining_form:in_adjective
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Other Words From

  • hy·per·gen·e·sis noun
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Word History and Origins

Origin of genesis1

First recorded in 1595–1605; from Latin: “generation, birth,” from Greek génesis “origin, source”

Origin of genesis2

First recorded before 1100; from Latin: literally “generation, creation,” from Greek Génesis, the Greek rendering of Hebrew bĕrēʾshith, the first word of the Biblical book, traditionally translated “in the beginning”; genesis ( def )
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Word History and Origins

Origin of genesis1

New Latin, from Latin: genesis

Origin of genesis2

Old English: via Latin from Greek; related to Greek gignesthai to be born
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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.

From BBC

“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.

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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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