noun
genesis
JEHN-uh-sihs
noun
1
The origin or beginning of something.
"The genesis of the company was a single garage in 1998."
"Historians trace the genesis of the conflict back decades."
name
1
The first book of the Hebrew Bible and Old Testament, describing creation.
"The story of Adam and Eve appears in Genesis."
How to Use Genesis
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishThe starting point or origin of something, or (capitalized) the first book of the Bible.
Common pairings
the genesis of
book of Genesis
Word Forms
geneses plural
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Etymology
From Greek génesis ("origin, beginning"), related to gígnomai ("to be born, come into being").