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- pronunciation:
- je
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sihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
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noun |
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geneses |
| definition 1: |
the beginning or origin of something.
If you're interested in the genesis of rock-'n'-roll, you need to look further back than the mid 1950s.- synonyms:
- beginning, birth, commencement, creation, dawn, inception, origin, outset, start
- similar words:
- alpha, first, opening, root, source
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| definition 2: |
(cap.) the first book of the Old Testament, which tells of the creation of the universe and the history of the Hebrew patriarchs.
- similar words:
- Pentateuch
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| related words: |
beginning, commencement |
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