cre·a·tion

cre·a·tion
/kriˈeıʃən/ noun, pl -tions
1 [noncount] : the act of making or producing something that did not exist before : the act of creating something

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.

2 [count] : something new that is made or produced : something that has been created

The company was largely the creation of one woman.

his latest artistic creation

Come taste our chef's delicious new creations.

She's wearing one of her original fashion creations.

3 [noncount] : everything in the world

How are humans different from the rest of creation?

the whole of creation [=all of the world]

They've traveled all over creation. [=they've traveled everywhere]

4 or Creation [noncount] : the act of making the world

the biblical story of Creation

creation myths [=stories about how people and the world were first created]


Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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