genesis

genesis is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 2 senses. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.

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  1. 1.The first book of the Old Testament; -- so called by the Greek translators, from its containing the history of the creation of the world and of the human race.
  2. 2.(Geom.) Same as Generation.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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