creation

B2 Topic:Abstract Ideas

US /kriːˈeɪʃən/ UK /kɹiˈeɪʃən/ See IPA manual

Freq #4879

Meanings

1

noun
The act of making or bringing something into existence.

The restructure led to the creation of several new departments.
2

noun
Something that has been made, especially with skill or imagination.

The chef proudly presented his latest creation.
3

noun
The whole universe and everything that exists in it.

Let us pray to the King of all creation.

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3 noun · the whole universe and... universe cosmos existence

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Forms creations

Derived forms autocreationco-creationcocreationcreational creationary creationism creationistcreationlessdecreationirationmiscreationnoncreation

Related forms creatabilitycreatablecreatablenesscreatecreationallycreationarilycreationisticcreationisticallycreative creatively creativeness creativity

Etymology

From Middle English creacion, creacioun, creation, from Old French creacion (French création), from Latin creātiō, creātiōnis; equivalent to create + -ion. Displaced native Old English ġesċeaft.

*ḱer- (grow) Proto-Indo-European creacion Middle English creātiō Latin

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# creation

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B2
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /kriːˈeɪʃən/
**IPA (UK):** /kɹiˈeɪʃən/
**Frequency rank:** 4879

## Meanings
1. The act of making or bringing something into existence.
2. Something that has been made, especially with skill or imagination.
3. The whole universe and everything that exists in it.

## Examples
- The restructure led to the creation of several new departments.
- The chef proudly presented his latest creation.
- Let us pray to the King of all creation.

## Derived Forms
- autocreation
- co-creation
- cocreation
- creational
- creationary
- creationism
- creationist
- creationless
- decreation
- iration
- miscreation
- noncreation

## Related Forms
- creatability
- creatable
- creatableness
- create
- creationally
- creationarily
- creationistic
- creationistically
- creative
- creatively
- creativeness
- creativity

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *ḱer- (grow)
- Root: creacion
- Root: creātiō
- Affix: -tion - act

## Etymology
From Middle English creacion, creacioun, creation, from Old French creacion (French création), from Latin creātiō, creātiōnis; equivalent to create + -ion. Displaced native Old English ġesċeaft.

## AI Etymology
creation comes from Middle English creacion, creacioun, creation, from Old French creacion (French création), from Latin creātiō, creātiōnis; equivalent to create + -ion. Displaced native Old English ġesċeaft. The historical chain includes Proto-Indo-European *ḱer- (grow), Middle English creacion, Old French creacion, Latin creātiō. Current senses include The act of making or bringing something into existence and Something that has been made, especially with skill or imagination. English relatives and later formations include autocreation, co-creation, cocreation, creatability, creatable.

## Topics
- Abstract Ideas

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