genesis
noun/ˈdʒɛnəsɪs/
Frequency rank: #5,070 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
the origin or beginning of something
Example sentence
The professor explained the genesis of the universe in his opening lecture.
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