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genesis

1

[ jen-uh-sis ]

noun

plural geneses
  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

/ ˈɛɪɪ /

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

/ ˈɛɪɪ /

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 Word Forms

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Word History and Origins

Origin of genesis1

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

Origin of genesis2

First recorded before 1100; from Latin: literally “generation, creation,” from Greek éԱ, the Greek rendering of Hebrew ĕŧʾ󾱳ٳ, 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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I find myself in agreement with Brian Beutler, who observed that none of these facts and figures are the probable genesis of Trump's obsession with this era.

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Ingenuity became the currency of daily life rather than the basis of a startup business plan, the genesis of a new scientific publication or the sales pitch for a useful new product.

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The genesis of the play, as Fugard told the Paris Review, “had absolutely nothing to do with the racial situation in South Africa.”

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In the book, and on several speaking tours, Kramer explained the genesis of the moment.

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Before we talk about the genesis of the film, I wanted to start with your interest in the subject matter of the film: mass incarceration, the criminal justice system, prison conditions.

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