/ ˈdʒenəsɪs; NAmE / noun
[ sing. ] ( formal ) the beginning or origin of sth
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Greek , generation, creation, nativity, horoscope , from the base of gignesthai be born or produced.
/ ˈdʒenəsɪs; NAmE / noun
[ sing. ] ( formal ) the beginning or origin of sth
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WORD ORIGIN
early 17th cent.: from Greek , generation, creation, nativity, horoscope , from the base of gignesthai be born or produced.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005