1. [noun] (countable) Something created such as an invention or artwork.
2. [noun] (uncountable) The act of creating something.
3. [noun] (uncountable) All which exists.
4. [noun] The human act of creating.
5. [noun] An artifact that has been brought into existence by someone.
6. [noun] The event that occurred at the beginning of something; 'from its creation the plan was doomed to failure'.
7. [noun] The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; 'she looked forward to her initiation as an adult'; 'the foundation of a new scientific society'.
8. [noun] (theology) God's act of bringing the universe into existence.
9. [noun] Everything that exists anywhere; 'they study the evolution of the universe'; 'the biggest tree in existence'.
