creationnoun [ C or U ]
uk/kriˈeɪ.ʃən/us/kriˈeɪ.ʃən/B2 the act of creating something, or the thing that is created:
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.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Creating and producing
- bear fruit idiom
- bring
- bring sth out
- churn sth out
- cobble
- craft
- on the go idiom
- overproduce
- patch
- patch sth together
- phase
- phase sth in
- pump
- raise
- rush
- turn sth out
- uncreative
- unleash
- unproductive
- wrought
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Inventing, designing and innovation
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.
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.