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  creation

  noun

  the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.
• Creation
  Creation

  noun

  God's act of bringing the universe into being

creation

American  

[kree-ey-shuhn] / kriˈeɪ ʃən /

noun

• creations
  plural

1. the act of producing or causing to exist; the act of creating; engendering.

   Synonyms:

   formation, development, production

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.

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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creation ¹ British  

/ kriːˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. the act or process of creating

2. the fact of being created or produced

3. something that has been brought into existence or created, esp a product of human intelligence or imagination

4. the whole universe, including the world and all the things in it

5. an unusual or striking garment or hat

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Creation ² British  

/ kriːˈeɪʃən /

noun

1. God's act of bringing the universe into being

2. the universe as thus brought into being by God

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Creation Cultural  

1. 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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Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• precreation
  noun
• self-creation
  noun
• anticreation
  adjective
• anticreational
  adjective
• creational
  adjective
• creationary
  adjective

Inflected Forms

Nouns

• creations
  plural

Etymology

Origin of creation

First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English creacioun, from Latin creātiōn-, stem of creātiō “a begetting, bringing into being”; see create, -ion

Explanation

Use the noun creation to describe bringing something into existence, such as the creation of a new organization or the creation of a cutting-edge computer program. Creation often describes the act of producing something for the first time, but it can also refer to the thing that's produced. In this sense, it often describes something involving artistic talent. If you write a short story, you'd probably ask your friends to read your artistic creation. Creation also can be used to refer to the universe in general. If your sister does something remarkable, you might say that in all of creation there's never been a sister like that.

Example Sentences

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Studies of younger investors show they believe gambling is a reasonable path to wealth creation, not all that different from investing.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 17, 2026

The deal revolved around the creation of a Disney games and entertainment universe interoperating with “Fortnite,” which is still in progress despite layoffs at Epic Games this year.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 17, 2026

The success of Brewis's app, and the creation of others like it, suggests the dramatic recent ebb and flow of Westminster may have inspired a popular new sub-genre.

From BBC ● Aug. 15, 2026

Jeff Dean, the company’s longtime chief scientist and a co-founder of DeepMind who was key to the creation of several of Google’s signature products, stepped down to found an AI-research startup.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 13, 2026

She glanced back down at her creation: the completion of that strange woman's face.

From "The Marvellers" by Dhonielle Clayton

In late 2023, Angels Creation Reproductive Center—a fast-growing Southern California agency that matches parents in China and other countries with surrogates in the U. S.—recruited the then-25-year-old Simpson.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 31, 2026

He left the gathering and went to sleep, where a mysterious figure appeared to him in a dream and instructed him to sing about Creation.

From Science Daily ● May 17, 2026

Creation comes naturally to both of them; playing with personal aesthetics is a means of liberating oneself from the status quo.

From Salon ● Feb. 28, 2026

He’s not a Comic Creation, like Archie or Edith with their malaprops and mispronunciations, or even Gloria, but his importance to the storytelling was certified by two supporting actor Emmys.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2025

But in October of 1844, a book called Vestiges of the Natural History of Creation came out.

From "Charles and Emma: The Darwins' Leap of Faith" by Deborah Heiligman

The development punctuates a series of disclosures of incidents in which advanced AI models escaped from testing environments and behaved in unforeseen ways, raising questions about companies’ abilities to constrain their increasingly capable creations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 7, 2026

Those creations, they said, helped drive global volumes 5% higher overall during the period.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026

But Tanya Porquez, CEO of Generated Group -- which has just launched a database of AI-generated video creations -- thinks that won't last.

From Barron's ● Jul. 22, 2026

And by the end of my night, strangers were socializing, showing off their painted cookie creations, sharing Banksy tidbits and asking for recommendations on various vinaigrette combinations.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Mandy’s selections added something that Lucinda’s creations hadn’t—just right for my gown and just right for me.

From "Ella Enchanted" by Gail Carson Levine

Related Words

• establishment
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