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| 1. | [ noun ] the human act of creating | |
| Synonyms: | creative_activity | |
| Related terms: | activity art re-creation creating_from_raw_materials creating_by_mental_acts pornography creating_by_removal production produce | |
| 2. | [ noun ] an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone | |
| Related terms: | artifact product art representation musical_composition invention master classic piece improvisation remake needlework composition produce | |
| 3. | [ noun ] the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new | |
| Synonyms: | founding institution initiation introduction origination innovation instauration foundation | |
| Examples: | "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult" "the foundation of a new scientific society" "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" |
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| Related terms: | beginning authorship establish establish originate introduce commit initiate | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the event that occurred at the beginning of something | |
| Synonyms: | conception | |
| Examples: | "from its creation the plan was doomed to failure" |
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| Related terms: | beginning fertilization create | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence | |
| Related terms: | beginning theology | |
| 6. | [ noun ] everything that exists anywhere | |
| Synonyms: | world universe nature cosmos existence macrocosm | |
| Examples: | "they study the evolution of the universe" "the biggest tree in existence" |
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| Related terms: | natural_object nature natural_order closed_universe galaxy celestial_body estraterrestrial_body | |
| Similar spelling: |
creationism creatin Crayton creatine cretin craton Croatian cretinous cretinism |
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