genesis
gen·e·sis
noun \ˈje-nə-səs\ plural gen·e·ses\-ˌsēz\
Definition of GENESIS
: the origin or coming into being of something <the genesis of a new political movement>
Examples of GENESIS
- a book about the genesis of the civil rights movement
- <was present at the meeting which was later considered the genesis of the new political movement>
Origin of GENESIS
Latin, from Greek, from gignesthai to be born — more at kin
First Known Use: circa 1604
Related to GENESIS
Related Words: drawing board, first base, ground zero, square one; creation, founding, inauguration, initiation, institution, origination; cradle, fountain, fountainhead, germ, origin, root, seedbed, source, spring, well, wellspring; dawning, opening; advent, appearance, arrival, debut (also début), emergence; childhood, infancy, youth
Near Antonyms: cessation, closing, closure, completion, finale, finish, period, stop, termination, windup
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