creation
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Old French creacion (French création), from Latin creātiō, creationis; equivalent to create + -ion.
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /kɹiːˈeɪʃən/
- IPA(key): [kɹiːˈʲeɪʃɘn]
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Audio (US) (file) - Rhymes: -eɪʃən
Noun[edit]
creation (countable and uncountable, plural creations)
- (countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.
- I think the manufacturer was so ashamed of its creation that it didn't put its name on it!
- (uncountable) The act of creating something.
- The restructure resulted in the creation of a number of shared services.
- (uncountable) All which exists.
- Let us pray to Christ, the King of all creation.
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Translations[edit]
something created such as an invention or artwork
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act of creation
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(Biblical) all which exists
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