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genesis

genesis

24 7.6
The start of something and how it began
  • noun
  • /ˈdʒɛnəsɪs/
translation icon : origen
  • The genesis of the project began with a simple idea during a brainstorming session.
  • genesis of dispute
  • genesis of form
  • role in the genesis

And that that was the initial genesis of ModCloth.

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Examples

  • The present discussion outlines the Center's genesis, goals, and implementation strategies.

    Academic text (1991)
  • Other questions arise with respect to the motivation and genesis of the Brazilian rock boom.

    Academic text (1990)
  • Tell us, tell us the genesis of Mass Impact and then what it means.

  • So what was the genesis of the first YouTube video?

  • I always look for the spark at the at the genesis of a creative idea.

  • Also, he describes a variety of new programs that had their genesis in the Title III grant project.

    Academic text (1994)
  • His two studies described the genesis of the commercial crawfish industry and its condition in the 1970s.

    Academic text (2013)
  • The true seed that is the genesis of all creation.

  • The genesis of Endgame, the book, was really because I did some talks around the possibility of fighting back.

  • The founding figures, according to the field's various genesis stories, generally ignored their subjects' meaning-making in two ways.

    Academic text (2008)

Synonyms

beginning
vsgenesis
1.0

The first part of something when it starts

extends beyond the start to include how the thing formed and took shape
creation
vsgenesis
349 1.8

The act of making something new

focuses more on the source and formation process than deliberate making alone
birth
vsgenesis
313 1.0

The start of something new, for example a life or an era

applies more generally to origin and formation across contexts, not only life
origin
vsgenesis
228 2.7

The place where something begins, for example a country

is about the whole process and mode by which something comes into being
generation
vsgenesis
172 3.2

The process of making something like electricity or new cells

focuses on the initial origin and formation rather than ongoing production
formation
vsgenesis
98 3.3

The act of starting or creating something

stresses the original origin and mode rather than general development stages
origination
vsgenesis
5 6.3

The time when something begins or is made

emphasizes the origin and mode of formation rather than only the starting act
founding
vsgenesis
2 4.0

The act of starting an organization for the first time, like a company or school

is the general origin and mode of formation, not limited to institutions
nascency
vsgenesis
9.9

The time when something first appears

covers that early emergence plus the manner of how it was formed
nascence
vsgenesis
9.9

The time when something first begins to exist, like an idea or a civilization

is broader, adding the formation mode and ongoing process of becoming
germination
vsgenesis
5.4

The first stage when an idea or movement begins to develop

is more general, covering origin and overall mode of coming into being

Antonyms

end
1.0

The final part of something, like an event or story

849 3.0

Severe damage that makes something no longer exist or cannot be fixed

Compounds

The first book of the Bible that tells how the world began and early stories like Adam and Noah

A religious story in the Bible about how God creates the world

Surface Forms

genesis singular
geneses plural

Etymology

Genesis comes from an old Greek word genesis meaning 'origin' or 'birth', and it shares the root gen- with familiar words like generate and gene. So genesis means the start or how something began.