CREATION


Meaning of CREATION in English

/ 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.

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.