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- pronunciation:
- kri
eI
sh
 n
- features:
- Word Combinations (noun), Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
the act of creating or of causing something to exist.
- antonyms:
- destruction
- similar words:
- conception, constitution, foundation, generation, genesis, germ, manufacture
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| definition 2: |
the product of such an act of creation.
- similar words:
- progeny, work
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| definition 3: |
the universe or the creatures in it.
- similar words:
- world
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| related words: |
art, birth, building, causation, commencement, composition, construction, contrivance, fabrication, fancy, introduction, manufacture, nature, originality, piece |
adjective + (n.)creation
artificial, artistic, biblical, collective, culinary, divine, elaborate, eventual, false, fictional, imaginative, instrumental, literary, poetic, theological
verb + (n.)creation
advocate, announce, authorize, facilitate, foster, lead, oversee, propose, result, spur, stimulate
noun + (n.)creation
chaos, creator, doctrine, entity, goodness, humanity, impetus, integrity, job, mystery, restoration, theology, wealth, whole
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The word creation
contains the following part:
-ation
Latin
noun-forming suffix
that means the act, process, or result of
  More about this word part:
The suffix -ation
is a compound of -ate1 + -ion. It turns verbs ending in -ate into nouns (decorate/ decoration
). Not all nouns with this suffix, however, have a corresponding verb ending in -ate (information
, alteration
).
Example words:
aberration, acceptation, accusation, admiration, agitation, aggregation, alteration, alternation, approximation, celebration, collaboration, combination, communication, connotation, conversation, coronation, decoration, devastation, education, equation, exasperation, imitation, information, irrigation, irritation, location, pronunciation, ratiocination, reservation, separation, transformation, translation, constipation, continuation, creation, elevation, discrimination, immigration, evaporation, vacation
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