genesis

noun gen·e·sis \ˈje-nə-səs\

: the beginning of something

plural gen·e·ses\-ˌsēz\

Full Definition of GENESIS

: the origin or coming into being of something <the genesis of a new political movement>

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Latin, from Greek, from gignesthai to be born — more at kin

First Known Use: circa 1604

Synonyms: alpha, baseline, birth, commencement, dawn, day one, beginning, get-go (also git-go), inception, incipience, incipiency, kickoff, launch, morning, nascence, nascency, onset, outset, start, threshold

noun

: the mainly narrative first book of canonical Jewish and Christian Scriptures — see bible table

Greek

First Known Use: before 12th century

Medical Dictionary

noun gen·e·sis \ˈjen-ə-səs\

plural gen·e·ses \-ˌsēz\

: the origin or coming into being of something : the process or mode of origin

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