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creation

 
 
/kriˈeɪʃən/ noun

Definition

PROCESS [U] when someone makes something happen or exist: the creation of a new political party
PRODUCT [C] something that someone has made: The museum contains some of his best creations.
UNIVERSE [U] (also Creation) in many religions, when God made the universe and everything in it
(Definition of creation noun from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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