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Definition of genesis noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

genesis

noun
 
/ˈdʒenəsɪs/
 
/ˈdʒenəsɪs/
[singular] (formal)
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  1. the beginning or origin of something
    Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Greek, ‘generation, creation, nativity, horoscope’, from the base of gignesthai ‘be born or produced’.
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