creation

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun the human act of creating
  2. noun an artifact that has been brought into existence by someone
  3. noun the event that occurred at the beginning of something

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.

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Synonyms

creative activity

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