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genesis
CEFRC1
/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs/
noun
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In plain English
- 01
noun
The beginning or origin of something.
- 02
noun
Extra detailA female given name from Ancient Greek of American usage since the 1980s.
Examples
Genesis is the first book of the Bible.
They ended the broadcast with the crew taking turns reading from the book of Genesis.
At a glance
Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale
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- Parts of speech
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Deep Dive
noun
Extra meaningsThe first book in the Hebrew Bible.
The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
More examples
In contextTom was one of the unnamed "sons and daughters" mentioned in Genesis.
Some point to the creation of Magna Carta as the genesis of English common law.
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Origin
noun
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.