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The origin or beginning of something.

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genesis

A casual conversation was the genesis of the community project.
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The proposed campus storytelling festival was still embryonic when Ivo joined the planning group: it had a name and a few interested volunteers, but no schedule. Its genesis lay in an informal conversation about students who rarely had a chance to share their work aloud.
From A Festival Takes Shape.
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