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genesis

ge·ne·sis

UK/ˈd͡ʒɛ.nə.səs/ US/ˈd͡ʒɪn.ə.sɪs/ fairly common

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a coming into being

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the first book of the Old Testament: tells of creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God''s covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers

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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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