Meaning of creation in English

creation

noun [ C or U ]

/kriˈeɪ.ʃən/ uk

/kriˈeɪ.ʃən/

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the act of creating something, or the thing that is created:

creation of the creation of a new political party

Their policies all emphasize the creation of wealth.

This 25-foot-high sculpture is her latest creation.

The fashion magazines were full of the latest Paris creations (= fashionable new clothes).

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The president has promised a new constitution and the creation of democratic power structures.
The creation of independent states has led to a resurgence of nationalism.
We sent her a copy of the book in acknowledgment of her part in its creation.
These battles led to the creation of new kingdoms.
She was responsible for the creation of a new charity.

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Creating and producing

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the Creation

noun [ S ]

/kriˈeɪ.ʃən/ uk

/kriˈeɪ.ʃən/

in the Bible, the making of the world by God

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Examples from literature

The earliest germ of the Creation myth was the idea that night was the parent of day, and water of the earth.
The words of the play of the Creation differ in the various versions which have come down to us.

(Definition of creation from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

creation | Intermediate English

creation

noun [ C/U ]

/kriˈeɪ·ʃən/

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In the Bible, (the) Creation is the making of the world by God.

A creation is something that is made:

[ C ] The fashion magazine had photos of the latest Paris creations.

(Definition of creation from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

creation | Business English

creation

noun [ U, C ]

/kriˈeɪʃən/ us

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the act or process of making, producing, or building something, or something that has been made, built, or produced:

the creation of wealth

Some local people are protesting at the creation of a national park in the county.

The government should be concentrating on job creation , not on cutting benefits for the unemployed.

See also

credit creation
job creation
venture creation

(Definition of creation from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of creation

creation

There are really only two human enterprises: creation and implementation.

From TechCrunch

There are no intuitive tools for easy creation.

From WIRED

How much of our life is our own creation, and how much are we only playing parts?

From NPR

But trouble is the stuff of writing and creation.

From The Atlantic

Again, that points to limited job creation for high-income specialists as drilling starts, before the negative effects of extraction take over.

From ThinkProgress

This eight-minute video captures the creation of the work from beginning to end.

From Los Angeles Times

He sought to reassure listeners that even during a week dominated by news unrelated to the economy, he was focused every day on job creation.

From Politico

Maybe that is "derivative," which minimizes the value of the new creation.

From VentureBeat

My direct impact on the value creation was relatively low.

From TechCrunch

Job creation is likely to remain slow and steady in 2012.

From Business Insider

And then these once slabs of steel and twisted rods and innards of long-abandoned cars- they became new creations.

From Huffington Post

We take a look at how a group of people's dissatisfaction with internet legislation led to their creation.

From Business Insider

But value creation and wealth creation are often one and the same.

From TechCrunch

However, if you believe in special creation then water fowl being created with fish might make sense, but it's wrong.

From CNN

But lawmakers included the creation of the service member affairs office in the final bill.

From Washington Post

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Collocations with creation

creation

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act of creation

It is an act of creation; it must not serve as a crafty instrument for the domination of one man by another.

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artistic creation

The composer-performer collaboration may thus become a site for the playing out of the dialogic aspects of artistic creation.

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content creation

The group has learned by doing: it has had a number of performances, and has gradually refined its approach to social organisation, use of technology, and content creation.

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Translations of creation

in Chinese (Traditional)

創造, 創立, 産生…

Meaning of creation in English

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creation | Business English

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