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• /ˈkɹiˈeɪʃən/
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• [ˈkhɹwɪi̯ˈeɪ̯ʃən] ~ [ˈkhɹwɪi̯ˈeɪ̯ʃn̩]
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• rhymes with -eɪʃən
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• CMU ARPABET: K R IY0 EY1 SH AH0 N Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
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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.

248 source translations are retained for this English entry.

• Albanian: krijim — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Arabic: خِلْقَة (ḵilqa) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Arabic: خَلْق (ḵalq) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Armenian: երկ (erk) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Armenian: ստեղծագործություն (steġcagorcutʻyun) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Armenian: գործ (gorc) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Asturian: creación — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Belarusian: тварэ́нне (tvarénnje) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Belarusian: тварэ́ньне (tvarénʹnje) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Belarusian: стварэ́нне (stvarénnje) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Belarusian: стварэ́ньне (stvarénʹnje) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Bengali: তৈরী (tōiri) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Bulgarian: творе́ние (tvorénie) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Catalan: creació — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Chinese Mandarin: 創作品 /创作品 (chuàngzuòpǐn) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Czech: výtvor — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Dutch: creatie — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Dutch: uitvinding — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Esperanto: kreo — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Estonian: loome — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Estonian: looming — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Finnish: luomus — something created such as an invention or artwork
• French: création — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Galician: creación — something created such as an invention or artwork
• German: Erfindung — something created such as an invention or artwork
• German: Werk — something created such as an invention or artwork
• German: Kreation — something created such as an invention or artwork
• German: Schöpfung — something created such as an invention or artwork
• German: Gebilde — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Gothic: 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌺𐌰𐍆𐍄𐍃 (gaskafts) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Greek: δημιούργημα (dimioúrgima) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Greek: δημιουργία (dimiourgía) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Ancient Greek: κτίσις (ktísis) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Haitian Creole: kreyasyon — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Hebrew: יְצִירָה (yetsirá) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Hindi: कृति (kŕti) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Hindi: रचना (racnā) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Hungarian: alkotás — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Hungarian: mű — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Hungarian: teremtmény — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Ilocano: parsua — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Indonesian: ciptaan — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Irish: déantús — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Italian: creazione — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Japanese: 創作物 (sōsakubutsu) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Kapampangan: pamilalang — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Kazakh: жаралу (jaralu) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Kazakh: жарату (jaratu) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Korean: 창작품 (changjakpum) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Korean: 창작물 (changjangmul) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Latvian: radīšana — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Lithuanian: kūrinys — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Macedonian: творба (tvorba) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Malay: ciptaan — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Maltese: ħolqien — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Maranao: inaden — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Middle English: schaft — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Norman: créâtion — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Norwegian Bokmål: kreasjon — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Norwegian Nynorsk: kreasjon — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Old English: ġesċeaft — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Old English: ġesċæft — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Old English: ġesċeft — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Iranian Persian: آفَرینِش (âfarineš) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Iranian Persian: خِلْقَت (xelġat) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Iranian Persian: خَلْق (xalġ) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Plautdietsch: Schepfunk — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Polish: wytwór — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Portuguese: criação — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Romanian: creație — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Russian: творе́ние (tvorénije) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Russian: де́тище (détišče) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Russian: произведе́ние (proizvedénije) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Serbo-Croatian: тво̀ревина — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Serbo-Croatian: ство̀ревина — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Serbo-Croatian: тво̀рба — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Serbo-Croatian: tvòrevina — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Serbo-Croatian: stvorevina — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Serbo-Croatian: tvòrba — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Slovak: výtvor — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Slovene: stvaritev — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Spanish: creación — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Swahili: kiumbe — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Swedish: skapelse — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Tagalog: likha — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Tajik: офариниш (ofariniš) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Tajik: хилқат (xilqat) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Tajik: халқ (xalq) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Turkish: yaratı — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Turkish: yaratım — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Turkish: kreasyon — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Ukrainian: творі́ння (tvorínnja) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Ukrainian: тво́рення (tvórennja) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Urdu: آفْرِینِش (āfrīniś) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Urdu: تَخْلِیق (taxlīq) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Urdu: خِلْقَت (xilqat) — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Uzbek: ijod — something created such as an invention or artwork
• Arabic: اِبْتِكَار (ibtikār) — act of creation
• Arabic: خَلْق (ḵalq) — act of creation
• Armenian: ստեղծագործում (steġcagorcum) — act of creation
• Armenian: ստեղծագործություն (steġcagorcutʻyun) — act of creation
• Armenian: ստեղծում (steġcum) — act of creation
• Asturian: creación — act of creation
• Belarusian: тварэ́нне (tvarénnje) — act of creation
• Belarusian: тварэ́ньне (tvarénʹnje) — act of creation
• Bulgarian: създава́не (sǎzdaváne) — act of creation
• Bulgarian: сътворе́ние (sǎtvorénie) — act of creation
• Catalan: creació — act of creation
• Cebuano: buhat — act of creation
• Chinese Mandarin: 創作 /创作 (chuàngzuò) — act of creation
• Chinese Mandarin: 創造 /创造 (chuàngzào) — act of creation
• Czech: tvoření — act of creation
• Czech: vytvoření — act of creation
• Czech: vytváření — act of creation
• Czech: tvorba — act of creation
• Czech: kreace — act of creation
• Danish: skabelse — act of creation
• Dutch: creatie — act of creation
• Dutch: schepping — act of creation
• Esperanto: kreado — act of creation
• Estonian: loome — act of creation
• Estonian: loomine — act of creation
• Finnish: luominen — act of creation
• French: création — act of creation
• Galician: creación — act of creation
• German: Kreation — act of creation
• German: Schöpfung — act of creation
• German: Erstellung — act of creation
• German: Schaffung — act of creation
• German: Schaffen — act of creation
• German: Erschaffung — act of creation
• German: Erschaffen — act of creation
• German: Kreierung — act of creation
• German: Kreieren — act of creation
• Greek: δημιουργία (dimiourgía) — act of creation
• Ancient Greek: κτίσις (ktísis) — act of creation
• Haitian Creole: kreyasyon — act of creation
• Hebrew: יְצִירָה (yetsirá) — act of creation
• Hindi: रचना (racnā) — act of creation
• Hindi: सृजन (sŕjan) — act of creation
• Hungarian: alkotás — act of creation
• Hungarian: teremtés — act of creation
• Ilocano: parsua — act of creation
• Indonesian: penciptaan — act of creation
• Italian: creazione — act of creation
• Japanese: 創造 (sōzō) — act of creation
• Japanese: 創作 (sōsaku) — act of creation
• Kapampangan: pamaglalang — act of creation
• Korean: 창조 (changjo) — act of creation
• Korean: 창작 (changjak) — act of creation
• Lithuanian: kūryba — act of creation
• Macedonian: создавање (sozdavanje) — act of creation
• Macedonian: творба (tvorba) — act of creation
• Malay: penciptaan — act of creation
• Maltese: ħolqien — act of creation
• Māori: hanganga — act of creation
• Māori: waihanganga — act of creation
• Māori: whaihanganga — act of creation
• Norman: créâtion — act of creation
• Old English: ġesceaft — act of creation
• Iranian Persian: آفَرینِش (âfarineš) — act of creation
• Plautdietsch: Schepfunk — act of creation
• Polish: tworzenie — act of creation
• Polish: kreacja — act of creation
• Portuguese: criação — act of creation
• Romanian: creare — act of creation
• Russian: созда́ние (sozdánije) — act of creation
• Russian: созида́ние (sozidánije) — act of creation
• Russian: творе́ние (tvorénije) — act of creation
• Russian: сотворе́ние (sotvorénije) — act of creation
• Serbo-Croatian: ства́ра̄ње — act of creation
• Serbo-Croatian: тва́ра̄ње — act of creation
• Serbo-Croatian: stvárānje — act of creation
• Serbo-Croatian: tvárānje — act of creation
• Slovak: stvorenie — act of creation
• Slovak: vytvorenie — act of creation
• Slovak: tvorba — act of creation
• Slovak: kreácia — act of creation
• Slovene: ustvarjanje — act of creation
• Slovene: stvarjenje — act of creation
• Swahili: uumbaji — act of creation
• Swedish: skapande — act of creation
• Tagalog: likha — act of creation
• Tajik: офариниш (ofariniš) — act of creation
• Tamil: ஆக்கம் (ākkam) — act of creation
• Turkish: yaratma — act of creation
• Turkish: yaratış — act of creation
• Ukrainian: тво́рення (tvórennja) — act of creation
• Ukrainian: творі́ння (tvorínnja) — act of creation
• Ukrainian: ство́рення (stvórennja) — act of creation
• Urdu: آفْرِینِش (āfrīniś) — act of creation
• Urdu: تَخْلِیق (taxlīq) — act of creation
• Arabic: خَلْق (ḵalq) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Asturian: creación — (Biblical) all which exists
• Belarusian: светабудо́ва (svjetabudóva) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Belarusian: сьветабудо́ва (sʹvjetabudóva) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Belarusian: стварэ́нне (stvarénnje) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Belarusian: стварэ́ньне (stvarénʹnje) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Bengali: মখলুকাত (mokhlukat) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Bulgarian: сътворе́ние (sǎtvorénie) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Bulgarian: творе́ние (tvorénie) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Catalan: creació — (Biblical) all which exists
• Chinese Mandarin: 萬物 /万物 (wànwù) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Czech: stvoření — (Biblical) all which exists
• Danish: skabelse — (Biblical) all which exists
• Danish: skabning — (Biblical) all which exists
• Dutch: schepping — (Biblical) all which exists
• Esperanto: kreitaro — (Biblical) all which exists
• Finnish: luomakunta — (Biblical) all which exists
• French: création — (Biblical) all which exists
• Galician: creación — (Biblical) all which exists
• German: Schöpfung — (Biblical) all which exists
• Greek: πλάση (plási) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Hebrew: בְּרִיאָה (bri'á) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Hindi: सृष्टि (sŕṣṭi) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Hungarian: teremtés — (Biblical) all which exists
• Italian: creazione — (Biblical) all which exists
• Italian: creato — (Biblical) all which exists
• Japanese: 万物 (banbutsu) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Korean: 만물 (manmul) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Lithuanian: kūriniai — (Biblical) all which exists
• Malay: kejadian — (Biblical) all which exists
• Maltese: ħolqien — (Biblical) all which exists
• Māori: orokohanga — (Biblical) all which exists
• Middle English: schaft — (Biblical) all which exists
• Norman: créâtion — (Biblical) all which exists
• Norwegian Bokmål: skapning — (Biblical) all which exists
• Old English: ġesceaft — (Biblical) all which exists
• Polish: stworzenie — (Biblical) all which exists
• Portuguese: criação — (Biblical) all which exists
• Romanian: creare — (Biblical) all which exists
• Russian: мирозда́ние (mirozdánije) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Russian: творе́ние (tvorénije) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Russian: сотворе́ние (sotvorénije) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Serbo-Croatian: мироздање — (Biblical) all which exists
• Serbo-Croatian: ства́ра̄ње — (Biblical) all which exists
• Serbo-Croatian: тво̀рба — (Biblical) all which exists
• Serbo-Croatian: mirozdanje — (Biblical) all which exists
• Serbo-Croatian: stvárānje — (Biblical) all which exists
• Serbo-Croatian: tvòrba — (Biblical) all which exists
• Slovak: stvorenie — (Biblical) all which exists
• Slovene: stvarstvo — (Biblical) all which exists
• Spanish: creación — (Biblical) all which exists
• Swedish: skapelse — (Biblical) all which exists
• Tagalog: sangkalikhaan — (Biblical) all which exists
• Ukrainian: світобудо́ва (svitobudóva) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Ukrainian: ство́рення (stvórennja) — (Biblical) all which exists
• Vietnamese: vạn vật — (Biblical) all which exists