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  1. noun The act of creating.
  2. noun The fact or state of having been created.
  3. noun The act of investing with a new office or title.
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  • Alain clucked like a hen on speed and lamented that the closest France had come to so magnificent a creation was the Eiffel Tower and perhaps the Arc de Triomphe. —  EQMM, Sep/Oct 2005
  • I gave a last look into the mirror, to reassure myself that my creation was as solid-seeming as ever, and knew a spark of triumph when I saw that it was, even though I might later have to depend upon Eet to maintain it. —  Norton, Andre - Uncharted Stars (v1.0) (html).html
  • That the Siyee had overcome the limitations and consequences of their creation was a source of pride. —  PRIESTESS OF THE WHITE
  • Allon in the few hours he had opted for Orion, the great hunter, reasoning that his creation is a modern-day hunter.
  • On some level, all artists create with the intention that the creation is appreciated by others and with the fondest hope that humanity will appreciate the art that is created. —  Mandolin Cafe News
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  1. from Middle English creation, -cion, from Old French creation, French création = Provencal creatio, creazo = Spanish creacion = Portuguese criação = Italian creazione, from Latin creatio(n-), from creare, past participle creatus, create: see create, v.
 

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