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gen·esis (jen′ə sis)

noun

  1. the first book of the Bible, giving an account of the Creation: abbrev. Gen, Gn, or Ge
  2. pl. -·ses′-sēz′ the way in which something comes to be; beginning; origin

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

genesis Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • idea: The genesis of an idea is often difficult to elicit unambiguously.
  • project: There is very little on the genesis of the project, much less on the casting decisions.
  • problem: Normal anatomy and physiology are explored as the basis for a thorough understanding of the genesis of urinary continence problems and their resolution.
  • work: The genesis of this work covers the time of the composer's ' internal exile ' .
  • disease: Cooke & Dzau ( 1997 ) Nitric oxide synthase: role in the genesis of vascular disease Annu.
  • book: A pretty curious instance of the genesis of a book.

Converse of object

  • trace: Lamprecht traces the genesis of this idea to none other than Sir Edmund Halley.
  • explain: Sir Denis Forman explains the genesis of the best of ITV's traditions to Steve Clarke.
  • describe: DCI Tenet has already described the genesis of this PDB item in a letter to the 9-11 Commission dated March 26, 2004.
  • explore: In the first chapter I explore the genesis of the Holocaust industry.
  • discuss: The Beat Surrender sat down with Doug Burnham to discuss the genesis of their sound, rebellion, and parenting.
  • understand: An understanding the genesis of the Salem Witchcraft episode provides a way of understanding the genesis of these latter-day Satanic sexual abuse episodes.

Adjective modifier

  • natural: A major conceptual task is to relate cultural genesis to natural genesis.
  • early: For words always come from the past, whether from the previous moment's thinking or the earliest genesis of the race.
  • very: One such railroad is the Chasewater Railroad, which can trace its origins back to the very genesis of railroad preservation.

Modifies a noun

  • chapter: Genesis chapter 1 is the classic revelation of this.
  • arc: And the ' genesis arc ' - possibly some form of... thing... which will allow passage to earth for fleets of Daleks?

Noun used with modifier

  • sega: The site... psx emulator games, download emulator snes, sega genesis roms, download games... aRCaDE.EXE.. .
  • placer: Prof Carl L Amos Research interests: Quaternary stratigraphy, marine technology, placer genesis and sedimentology.
  • neon: Talking of the main character, Suguru is more than similar to Shinji from neon genesis evangelion.
Genesis Quotes

The enormityofthetask†[was] just a bit lessformidable than that described in the first chapter of Genesis.

—Acheson, Dean Gooderham

God, in his view, had created a perfect world if the book of Genesis was to be believed and it had been going downhill ever since.

—Sharpe,Tom (Thomas Ridley)