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Genesis

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Noun

1. generation, genesis

a coming into being

2. book of genesis, genesis

the first book of the Old Testament: tells of Creation; Adam and Eve; the Fall of Man; Cain and Abel; Noah and the flood; God's covenant with Abraham; Abraham and Isaac; Jacob and Esau; Joseph and his brothers

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Genesis

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noun plural -ses (-ˌsiːz)
a beginning or origin of anything
noun
the first book of the Old Testament recounting the events from the Creation of the world to the sojourning of the Israelites in Egypt

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Genesis

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noun
1.  [G-]
the first book of the Bible, giving an account of the Creation
, abbrev. Gen, Gn, or Ge
2. Word forms: plural ˈgeneˌses (ˈdʒɛnəˌsiz ; jenˈəsēzˌ)
the way in which something comes to be; beginning; origin

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Genesis

see synonyms of genesis
suff.
Origin; production: abiogenesis.
n. pl. gen·e·ses (-sēz)
1. The coming into being of something; the origin. See Synonyms at beginning.
2. Genesis See Table at Bible.

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