SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
genesis
noun
The origin or beginning of something.
Local English device voice, when available. This is not a recorded dictionary pronunciation.
Origin or beginning
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Return to topGenesis often concerns how something came into existence, rather than merely its first chronological moment.
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A casual conversation was the genesis of the community project.
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.
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