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creations

[kree-ey-shuhn] Origin

cre·a·tion

[kree-ey-shuhn]
noun
1.
the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
2.
the fact of being created.
3.
something that is or has been created.
4.
the Creation, the original bringing into existence of the universe by God.
5.
the world; universe.
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6.
creatures collectively.
7.
an original product of the mind, especially an imaginative artistic work: the creations of a poetic genius.
8.
a specially designed dress, hat, or other article of women's clothing, usually distinguished by imaginative or unique styling: the newest Paris creations.
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Origin:
1350–1400; Middle English creacioun < Latin creātiōn- (stem of creātiō). See create, -ion

cre·a·tion·al, cre·a·tion·ar·y [kree-ey-shuh-ner-ee] , adjective
an·ti·cre·a·tion, adjective
an·ti·cre·a·tion·al, adjective
pre·cre·a·tion, noun
self-cre·a·tion, noun


1. production, development, formation.

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Creations is always a great word to know.
So is doohickey. Does it mean:
a fool or simpleton; ninny.
a gadget; dingus; thingumbob.
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Word Origin & History

creation
late 14c., "action of creating," from Fr. création (14c.), from L. creationem, noun of action from creare (see create). Meaning "that which God has created, the world and all in it" is from 1610s. The native word in the Biblical sense was O.E. frum-sceaft. Of fashion
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costumes, desserts, etc., from 1870s, from French. Creation science is attested by 1970.
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Cultural Dictionary

Creation definition


God's creation of the world as described in the Book of Genesis, commencing in this way: “In the beginning God created the heavens and the Earth. And the Earth was without form, and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, ‘Let there be light’: and there was light.” According to this account, the Creation took six days, with God creating Adam and Eve on the sixth day and resting on the seventh day. Genesis also gives another account of the Creation, in which God makes Adam out of clay, prepares the Garden of Eden for him, and then fashions Eve out of Adam's rib.

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