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genesis
1[ jen-uh-sis ]
noun
, plural gen·e·ses [jen, -, uh, -seez].
- 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 .
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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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