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genesis

Pronunciation: /ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/

The English word “genesis” has 1 meaning listed here.

noun

  1. The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin genesis (“generation, nativity”), from Ancient Greek γένεσις (génesis, “origin, source, beginning”). Related to Ancient Greek γίγνομαι (gígnomai, “to be produced, become, be”). Doublet of kind, gens, and jati.

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