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geneses

Main Entry:: gen·e·sis
Pronunciation:: \ˈje-nə-səs\
Function:: noun
Inflected Form(s):: plural gen·e·ses \-ˌsēz\
Etymology:: Latin, from Greek, from gignesthai to be born — more at kin
Date:: circa 1604

: the origin or coming into being of something <the genesis of a new political movement>

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