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creation

  • /ˈkɹiˈeɪʃən/
  • [ˈkʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˈkʰɹʷɪi̯ˈeɪ̯ʃn̩]

Rhymes with -eɪʃən

Where it comes from

Inherited from Middle English creacion, from Old French creacion (modern French création), from Latin creātiō, creātiōnis. By surface analysis, create + -ion. Displaced native Old English ġesċeaft.

noun creations

  1. countable Something created such as an invention or artwork. I think the manufacturer was so ashamed of its creation that it didn't put its name on it!
  2. uncountable The act of creating something. The restructure resulted in the creation of a number of shared services.
  3. uncountable All which exists. Let us pray to Christ, the King of all creation.

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: origination, foundation, founding, initiation, existence, world, institution, macrocosm, nature, instauration, universe, cosmos, conception, creator, create, forming

Translations

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noun something created such as an invention or artwork

Españolcreación
한국어창작품 changjakpum, 창작물 changjangmul
日本語創作物 sōsakubutsu
中文創作品 /创作品 chuàngzuòpǐn
हिन्दीकृति kŕti, रचना racnā
Kiswahilikiumbe
Portuguêscriação
Françaiscréation
DeutschErfindung, Werk, Kreation, Schöpfung, Gebilde
Italianocreazione
Ελληνικάδημιούργημα dimioúrgima, δημιουργία dimiourgía
Românăcreație
Русскийтворе́ние tvorénije, де́тище détišče, произведе́ние proizvedénije
العربيةخِلْقَة ḵilqa, خَلْق ḵalq
עבריתיְצִירָה yetsirá

noun act of creation

한국어창조 changjo, 창작 changjak
日本語創造 sōzō, 創作 sōsaku
中文創作 /创作 chuàngzuò, 創造 /创造 chuàngzào
हिन्दीरचना racnā, सृजन sŕjan
Kiswahiliuumbaji
Portuguêscriação
Françaiscréation
DeutschKreation, Schöpfung, Erstellung, Schaffung, Schaffen, Erschaffung
Italianocreazione
Ελληνικάδημιουργία dimiourgía
Românăcreare
Русскийсозда́ние sozdánije, созида́ние sozidánije, творе́ние tvorénije, сотворе́ние sotvorénije
العربيةاِبْتِكَار ibtikār, خَلْق ḵalq
עבריתיְצִירָה yetsirá

noun (Biblical) all which exists

Españolcreación
한국어만물 manmul
日本語万物 banbutsu
中文萬物 /万物 wànwù
हिन्दीसृष्टि sŕṣṭi
Portuguêscriação
Françaiscréation
DeutschSchöpfung
Italianocreazione, creato
Ελληνικάπλάση plási
Românăcreare
Русскиймирозда́ние mirozdánije, творе́ние tvorénije, сотворе́ние sotvorénije
Tiếng Việtvạn vật
العربيةخَلْق ḵalq
עבריתבְּרִיאָה bri'á

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@misc{creation_2026,
  title = {creation},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/creation},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}