creation
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- noun
- /kriˈeɪʃən/
- His original creation, a sculpture made from recycled materials, won first prize in the competition.
- an artistic creation
- a new creation
- their own creation
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Watch on YouTubeI'm going to call my creation instant diabetes.
- I'm going to call my creation instant diabetes.
- Just say I'm alright. I'm God's highest form of creation. See this line
- Like what's their art, what's their creation, all of those things.
- This incredibly odd creation that is somehow so, so good.
- And it's he's one of the great creations of world literature.
- I believe this is how these demonic creations, even angels, can very quickly travel.
- So all the great creations that humanity has
Examples
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The sauce is one of the chef's most famous creations.
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It's a little creation of mine I like to call "hill surfing".
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Another friend's creation, although I made this one myself.
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The English language does not do this creation justice.
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It's my modern dance creation!
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This incredibly odd creation that is somehow so, so good.
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That mask was the creation of Louis.
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My creation is better than a parachute.
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Yes, the House of Gaga is her creation and a humanitarian.
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All these students presented their digital creations as workshops for children in younger grades.
Academic text (2013)
Synonyms
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1.0
A thing made by effort, for example a painting
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3.0
A painting or sculpture that shows an artist's idea
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3.5
An object like a painting or sculpture that people think is beautiful and made with skill
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2.8
A thing made by a person or company
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3.5
A piece of music or writing made by someone
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3.9
A work that shows skill and feeling, like a painting or sculpture
Idioms
Compounds
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8.3
An attempt to use science to support the Bible story of how life began, often opposing evolution
- Archaic
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An idea that new matter is created so the universe keeps the same density as it expands
- Specialized
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A process where a high-energy photon turns into an electron and a positron near an atomic nucleus
- Literature
A religious story in the Bible about how God creates the world
- Slur
A video or photo people say Palestinians stage to change what people think
How Artistic
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Creation comes from the Latin verb creare, which means 'to make'. So a creation can be a thing someone has made, like an artist's new work, and it shares the same root as the familiar word create.