# creation

Pronunciation: say "kree-AY-shuhn" /kɹiˈeɪʃən/

## Noun

1. The act of bringing something into existence or producing it.
   - Simple: The act of making or building something new.
   - _The creation of the new museum involved dozens of architects and engineers._
   - _Scientists continue to study the creation of life from simple chemicals._
2. Something that has been made, such as an invention or a work of art.
   - Simple: Something that has been made, like an invention or a work of art.
   - _The designer's newest creation drew gasps when it hit the runway._
   - _The gallery displays creations from artists all over the world._
3. The entire universe and everything that exists within it.
   - Simple: The whole world and everything that exists in it.
   - _Theologians have long pondered humanity's place within creation._
   - _The hymn celebrates every living thing in creation, from the smallest insect to the tallest tree._

## Origin

The word passed through Middle English "creacion" and Old French "creacion" from Latin "creātiō, creātiōnis," and is equivalent to "create" plus "-ion." It displaced the native Old English "ġesċeaft."

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/creation (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).