creation

Từ điển Oxford Advanced Learner 8th

cre·ation AW [creation creations] BrE [kriˈeɪʃn] NAmE [kriˈeɪʃn] noun
1. uncountable the act or process of making sth that is new, or of causing sth to exist that did not exist before
•the process of database creation
•wealth creation
•He had been with the company since its creation in 1989.
•The committee proposed the creation of a new Chair of Portuguese for the university.
see also ↑job creation
2. countable (often humorous)a thing that sb has made, especially sth that shows ability or imagination
•a literary creation
•The cake was a delicious creation of sponge, cream and fruit.
•The bright murals in the children's ward were the creations of the nurses.
•What an amazing creation (= a very unusual and new piece of clothing) you're wearing!
3. (usually the Creation)singular the making of the world, especially by God as described in the Bible
4. (often Creation)uncountable the world and all the living things in it

Word Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from Latin creatio(n-), from the verb creare ‘to produce’.

Example Bank:
•The new Act allows for the creation of vocational schools.
•They joined forces to oppose the creation of wind farms.
•They recommended the creation of a new government agency to be responsible for the environment.
•Job creation needs to be the top priority.
•They believe that God entrusted the care and use of all creation to mankind.

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  universe, existence, world, cosmos, macrocosm, Creation, initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, innovation, introduction, instauration, conception, creative activity