Genesis

Definitions

1. The origin, start, or point at which something comes into being.
2. The first book in the Hebrew Bible.
3. A female given name from Ancient Greek of American usage since the 1980s.

Equivalents

Examples

“Some point⟳ to the creation of Magna Carta as the genesis of English common law.”

“The genesis of the Chinese bronze mirror can be traced far back into the Chou dynasty. Some pieces that may possibly date⟳ from the eighth century b.c., but certainly predate the year 655 b.c., were unearthed in 1956–1957 at Shang-ts’ung-ling near San-men-hsia in western Honan Province.”

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