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genesis.

The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.

7 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈd͡ʒɛn.ə.sɪs//ˈd͡ʒɪn.ə.sɪs/pin-pen-merger
  1. The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.

    Some point to the creation of Magna Carta as the genesis of English common law.
Where this word comes from

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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