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