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Genesis means the beginning.

(noun)

An example of a genesis is when a project starts.

Genesis is defined as the first book in the Bible.

(noun)

An example of Genesis is the section of the Bible that tells the story of creation.

See genesis in Webster's New World College Dictionary

noun

the first book of the Bible, giving an account of the Creation: abbrev. Gen, Gn, or Ge
pl. geneses the way in which something comes to be; beginning; origin

Origin: ME < OE & LL(Ec) < L, birth, generation < Gr (used in LXX for Gen.) < base of gignesthai, to be born: see genus

origination, creation, formation, evolution (of something specified): psychogenesis

Origin: see genesis

See genesis in American Heritage Dictionary 4

noun pl. gen·e·ses (-sēzˌ)

The coming into being of something; the origin. See Synonyms at beginning.
Genesis Abbr. Gen. or Gn See Table at Bible.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from Greek; see genə- in Indo-European roots

suffix

Origin; production: abiogenesis.

Origin:

Origin: Latin

Origin: , from Greek, birth, origin; see genə- in Indo-European roots

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