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单词 creation
释义

creation

noun

cre·​a·​tion krē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce creation (audio)
1
: the act of creating
especially : the act of bringing the world into ordered existence
2
: the act of making, inventing, or producing: such as
a
: the act of investing with a new rank or office
b
: the first representation of a dramatic role
3
: something that is created: such as
a
: world
b
: creatures singly or in aggregate
c
: an original work of art
d
: a new usually striking article of clothing

Synonyms

  • brainchild
  • coinage
  • concoction
  • contrivance
  • innovation
  • invention
  • wrinkle
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Example Sentences

The play continues to entertain audiences 25 years after its creation. Job creation will be an important issue in next year's elections. These changes will lead to the creation of new businesses. The company was largely the creation of one woman. Come taste our chef's delicious new creations. She's wearing one of her original fashion creations. How are humans different from the rest of creation? See More
Recent Examples on the Web The folks involved with the creation, production and distribution of a film want to ensure that they are compensated correctly. Bob Verini, Variety, 15 Sep. 2022 That was in 1922, four years before Elizabeth was born, the year when the U.K. disunited with the creation of the Irish Free State, the forerunner of an independent Ireland. Dominic Green, WSJ, 8 Sep. 2022 The Department of Fish and Wildlife is willing to bet at least $3 million over the next two years, with the creation of five new jobs meant to oversee a restoration program specifically for the North American beaver. Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2022 After paying for a corporate account, Allen started generating thousands of images, changing the text prompts with every creation. Drew Harwell, Washington Post, 2 Sep. 2022 The fast-draw immune response interferes with the creation of new memories. Carolyn Y. Johnson, Anchorage Daily News, 23 Aug. 2022 In other words, the company can stop paying any of the talent involved with the creation of a show or movie if that title isn’t available. Jacob Siegal, BGR, 18 Aug. 2022 Federal law has protected gray wolves on and off since the 1970s with the creation of the Endangered Species Act, which protects species that are at risk of extinction, Ripple said. Megan Marples, CNN, 12 Aug. 2022 Jinnah eventually led the Muslims of India to form a nation of their own with the creation of Pakistan in 1947. Farah N. Jan, The Conversation, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Middle English creacion, borrowed from Anglo-French & Late Latin; Anglo-French, borrowed from Late Latin creātiōn-, creātiō "something brought into existence," going back to Latin, "act of begetting," from creāre "to beget, give birth to, create entry 1" + -tiōn-, -tiō, suffix of action nouns

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Kids Definition

creation

noun

cre·​a·​tion krē-ˈā-shən How to pronounce creation (audio)
1
: the act of bringing the world into existence out of nothing
2
: the act of making, inventing, or producing something
the creation of a poem
3
: something produced by human intelligence or imagination
The artist showed me her creations.
4
: a wide range of places
The puppy ran all over creation.
5
: a living thing or living things
There was peace among all creation.

creation

noun

1
as in innovation
something (as a device) created for the first time through the use of the imagination Dr. Frankenstein was divinely proud of his creation, at least at first

Synonyms & Similar Words

Relevance
  • innovation
  • invention
  • product
  • concoction
  • brainchild
  • coinage
  • conception
  • design
  • work
  • wrinkle
  • contrivance
  • device
  • gadget
  • origination
  • contraption
  • novelty
  • vision
  • gizmo
  • dream
  • imagining
  • fantasy
  • picture
  • phantasy
  • gismo

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reproduction
  • imitation
  • copy
  • duplication
  • replication
  • duplicate
  • clone
  • facsimile
  • replica
  • carbon copy
  • reduplication
  • dupe
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2
as in universe
the whole body of things observed or assumed an unshakable belief in a primal source, a fount of all creation

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • universe
  • nature
  • world
  • existence
  • cosmos
  • reality
  • macrocosm

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • void
  • nothingness
3
as in promotion
a raising or a state of being raised to a higher rank or position the creation of an unprecedented number of new cardinals by the pope

Synonyms & Similar Words

  • promotion
  • advancement
  • ascent
  • rise
  • upgrading
  • elevation
  • upgrade
  • glorification
  • preference
  • preferment
  • aggrandizement
  • exaltation
  • magnification
  • ennoblement

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • reduction
  • degradation
  • removal
  • suspension
  • deposition
  • expulsion
  • demotion
  • overthrow
  • dismissal
  • discharge
  • abasement
  • downgrade
  • impeachment
  • disrating
  • ouster
  • downfall
  • unmaking
  • dethronement
  • fall
  • comedown
  • unseating
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