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UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations'genesis', 'Genesis': /ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: IPAUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˈdʒɛnəsɪs/

US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling( jen′ə sis)


Inflections of 'genesis' (n): npl: geneses

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
gen•e•sis /ˈdʒɛnəsɪs/USA pronunciation   n. [countable], pl. -ses 
    /-ˌsiz/.USA pronunciation  
  1. an origin;
    creation:the genesis of an idea.
See -gen-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
gen•e•sis  ( jen′ə sis),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ses 
    (-sēz′).USA pronunciation 
  1. an origin, creation, or beginning.
  • Greek génesis origin, source
  • Latin: generation, birth
  • 1595–1605

Gen•e•sis  ( jen′ə sis),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biblethe first book of the Bible, dealing with the Creation and the Patriarchs. Abbr.: Gen.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
genesis /ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ n ( pl -ses /-ˌsiːz/)
  1. a beginning or origin of anything
Etymology: Old English: via Latin from Greek; related to Greek gignesthai to be born
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
held /hɛld/USA pronunciation   v. 
  1. pt. and pp. of hold1.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
held  (held),USA pronunciation v. 
    1. pt. and a pp. of hold. 

-genesis, 
  1. a combining form of genesis: parthenogenesis.

Held  (held),USA pronunciation n. 
  1. Biographical John, Jr., 1889–1958, U.S. cartoonist, illustrator, and writer.

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
Genesis /ˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ n
  1. the first book of the Old Testament recounting the events from the Creation of the world to the sojourning of the Israelites in Egypt
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
-genesis n combining form
  1. indicating genesis, development, or generation: biogenesis, parthenogenesis
Etymology: New Latin, from Latin: genesis-genetic, -genic adj combining form
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