/ kriˈeɪʃn; NAmE / noun
1.
[ U ] the act or process of making sth that is new, or of causing sth to exist that did not exist before :
the process of database creation
wealth creation
He had been with the company since its creation in 1989.
—see also job creation
2.
[ C ] (often humorous ) a thing that sb has made, especially sth that shows ability or imagination :
a literary creation
The cake was a delicious creation of sponge, cream and fruit.
3.
(usually the Creation ) [ sing. ] the making of the world, especially by God as described in the Bible
4.
(often Creation ) [ U ] the world and all the living things in it
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : via Old French from Latin creatio(n-) , from the verb creare to produce.