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creation

Syllables: cre·a·tion/ˈkɹiˈeɪʃən/

creation noun: something created such as an invention or artwork.

Noun

creation (countable and uncountable, plural 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.
    • the creation of passwords is done by a computer.
  3. (uncountable) All which exists.
    • Let us pray to Christ, the King of all creation.

creation meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

creation in Hindi

something created such as an invention or artwork
कृति kŕti, रचना racnā
act of creation
रचना racnā, सृजन sŕjan
(Biblical) all which exists
सृष्टि sŕṣṭi

creation in Tamil

act of creation
ஆக்கம் ākkam

creation in Marathi

creation, formation
रचना racanā
creation
निर्माण nirmāṇ, निर्मिती nirmitī, सृजन srujan

creation in Urdu

something created such as an invention or artwork
آفْرِینِش āfrīniś, تَخْلِیق taxlīq, خِلْقَت xilqat
act of creation
آفْرِینِش āfrīniś, تَخْلِیق taxlīq
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creation in Bengali
তৈরী tōiri, মখলুকাত mokhlukat
creation in Telugu
సృష్టి sr̥ṣṭi
creation in Malayalam
സൃഷ്ടി sr̥ṣṭi, സൃഷ്ടം sr̥ṣṭaṁ, പടയ്ക്കൽ paṭaykkal, പിറവി piṟavi
creation in Kannada
ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ sṛṣṭi
creation in Punjabi
ਰਚਨਾ racnā, ਖਲਕ khalak, جگ jag, ਪੈਦਾਇਸ਼ paidāiśa
creation in Gujarati
સૃષ્ટિ sŕṣṭi
creation in Odia
ଜଗତ୍ jagat, କାରଣ kāraṇa, ବିସର୍ଗ bisarga
creation in Sanskrit
सृष्टि sṛṣṭi, जनुस् janús, विधान vidhāna, विधि vidhi
creation in Tagalog
likha, sangkalikhaan
creation in Arabic
خِلْقَة ḵilqa, خَلْق ḵalq, اِبْتِكَار ibtikār
creation in Malay
ciptaan, penciptaan, kejadian
creation in Indonesian
ciptaan, penciptaan
creation in Vietnamese
vạn vật

Examples of creation in a sentence

  • The transition to farming was vital for the creation of civilisation.
  • Some point to the creation of Magna Carta as the genesis of English common law.
  • The constitutional requirement necessitates independent creation plus a modicum of creativity.

All 40 example sentences with creation

Forms of creation

pluralcreations

Plural of creation: creations

Origin of creation

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.

Words formed from creation

Phrases with creation

Words that rhyme with creation

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Questions about creation

What does creation mean?
Creation means something created such as an invention or artwork.
What is creation in Hindi?
Creation in Hindi is कृति (kŕti), रचना (racnā), सृजन (sŕjan). See Creation meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is creation?
Creation is a noun.
How do you pronounce creation?
Creation is pronounced /ˈkɹiˈeɪʃən/.
What is the plural of creation?
The plural of creation is creations.

Words near creation in the dictionary

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  4. creatins
  5. creatinuria
  6. creation
  7. creation myth
  8. creation myths
  9. creation science
  10. creation scientist
  11. creation scientists

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: creation (page history and authors); निर्माण (Marathi) (page history and authors); సృష్టి (Telugu) (page history and authors); പടയ്ക്കൽ (Malayalam) (page history and authors); ಸೃಷ್ಟಿ (Kannada) (page history and authors); جگ (Punjabi) (page history and authors); સૃષ્ટિ (Gujarati) (page history and authors); କାରଣ (Odia) (page history and authors); कृति (Sanskrit) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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