The act of founding or establishing

• start-up

  1. a starting or starting up
  2. a new business venture
  3. of or for a new business venture

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  1. a starting or starting up
  2. a new business venture
  3. of or for a new business venture

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• origination

  1. (uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence.
  2. (countable) The act of bringing something into existence.

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  1. (uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence.
  2. (countable) The act of bringing something into existence.

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• organization

  1. The act or process of organizing:
  2. The state or manner of being organized:
  3. A manner of accomplishing something in an orderly or efficient way:

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  1. The act or process of organizing:
  2. The state or manner of being organized:
  3. A manner of accomplishing something in an orderly or efficient way:

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• institution

  1. The act of instituting:
  2. A custom, practice, relationship, or behavioral pattern of importance in the life of a community or society:
  3. One long associated with a specified place, position, or function.

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  1. The act of instituting:
  2. A custom, practice, relationship, or behavioral pattern of importance in the life of a community or society:
  3. One long associated with a specified place, position, or function.

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• foundation

  1. The act of founding, especially the establishment of an institution with provisions for future maintenance.
  2. The basis on which a thing stands, is founded, or is supported.
  3. Funds for the perpetual support of an institution; an endowment.

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  1. The act of founding, especially the establishment of an institution with provisions for future maintenance.
  2. The basis on which a thing stands, is founded, or is supported.
  3. Funds for the perpetual support of an institution; an endowment.

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• establishment

  1. The act of establishing.
  2. The condition or fact of being established.
  3. An arranged order or system, especially a legal code.

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  1. The act of establishing.
  2. The condition or fact of being established.
  3. An arranged order or system, especially a legal code.

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• constitution

  1. The act or process of composing, setting up, or establishing.
  2. The composition or structure of something; makeup.
  3. The physical makeup of a person:

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  1. The act or process of composing, setting up, or establishing.
  2. The composition or structure of something; makeup.
  3. The physical makeup of a person:

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The totality of all existing things

• world

  1. The earth, especially together with the life it supports:
  2. The universe:
  3. Humankind considered as social beings; human society:

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  1. The earth, especially together with the life it supports:
  2. The universe:
  3. Humankind considered as social beings; human society:

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• universe

  1. All space-time, matter, and energy, including the solar system, all stars and galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space, regarded as a whole.
  2. A hypothetical whole of space-time, matter, and energy that is purported to exist simultaneously with but to be different from this universe:
  3. A model or conception of the earth and everything else that exists:

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  1. All space-time, matter, and energy, including the solar system, all stars and galaxies, and the contents of intergalactic space, regarded as a whole.
  2. A hypothetical whole of space-time, matter, and energy that is purported to exist simultaneously with but to be different from this universe:
  3. A model or conception of the earth and everything else that exists:

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• nature

  1. The material world and its phenomena:
  2. The forces and processes that produce and control these phenomena:
  3. The world of living things and the outdoors:

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  1. The material world and its phenomena:
  2. The forces and processes that produce and control these phenomena:
  3. The world of living things and the outdoors:

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• macrocosm

  1. The entire world; the universe.
  2. A system reflecting on a large scale one of its component systems or parts.

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  1. The entire world; the universe.
  2. A system reflecting on a large scale one of its component systems or parts.

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• cosmos

  1. The universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious whole.
  2. An ordered, harmonious whole.
  3. Harmony and order as distinct from chaos.

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  1. The universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious whole.
  2. An ordered, harmonious whole.
  3. Harmony and order as distinct from chaos.

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Any fictitious idea accepted as part of an ideology by an uncritical group; a received idea

• myth

  1. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society:
  2. Such stories considered as a group:
  3. A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural ideal:

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  1. A traditional, typically ancient story dealing with supernatural beings, ancestors, or heroes that serves as a fundamental type in the worldview of a people, as by explaining aspects of the natural world or delineating the psychology, customs, or ideals of society:
  2. Such stories considered as a group:
  3. A popular belief or story that has become associated with a person, institution, or occurrence, especially one considered to illustrate a cultural ideal:

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• invention

  1. The act or process of inventing:
  2. A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation:
  3. A mental fabrication, especially a falsehood.

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  1. The act or process of inventing:
  2. A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation:
  3. A mental fabrication, especially a falsehood.

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• figment

  1. Something invented, made up, or fabricated:

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  1. Something invented, made up, or fabricated:

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• fiction

  1. The category of literature, drama, film, or other creative work whose content is imagined and is not necessarily based on fact.
  2. Works in this category:
  3. A work within this category:

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  1. The category of literature, drama, film, or other creative work whose content is imagined and is not necessarily based on fact.
  2. Works in this category:
  3. A work within this category:

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• fantasy

  1. The creative imagination; unrestrained fancy.
  2. Something, such as an invention, that is a creation of the fancy.
  3. A capricious or fantastic idea; a conceit.

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  1. The creative imagination; unrestrained fancy.
  2. Something, such as an invention, that is a creation of the fancy.
  3. A capricious or fantastic idea; a conceit.

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The process of creating

• formulation

  1. The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
  2. (medicine) A medicinal preparation

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  1. The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
  2. (medicine) A medicinal preparation

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• production

  1. The act or process of producing:
  2. The fact or process of being produced:
  3. The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services.

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  1. The act or process of producing:
  2. The fact or process of being produced:
  3. The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services.

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• origination

  1. (uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence.
  2. (countable) The act of bringing something into existence.

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  1. (uncountable) The process of bringing something into existence.
  2. (countable) The act of bringing something into existence.

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All that has been created

• world

  1. The earth, especially together with the life it supports:
  2. The universe:
  3. Humankind considered as social beings; human society:

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  1. The earth, especially together with the life it supports:
  2. The universe:
  3. Humankind considered as social beings; human society:

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• totality

  1. The quality or state of being total:
  2. An aggregate amount; a sum.
  3. The phase of an eclipse when it is total.

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  1. The quality or state of being total:
  2. An aggregate amount; a sum.
  3. The phase of an eclipse when it is total.

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• nature

  1. The material world and its phenomena:
  2. The forces and processes that produce and control these phenomena:
  3. The world of living things and the outdoors:

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  1. The material world and its phenomena:
  2. The forces and processes that produce and control these phenomena:
  3. The world of living things and the outdoors:

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• cosmos

  1. The universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious whole.
  2. An ordered, harmonious whole.
  3. Harmony and order as distinct from chaos.

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  1. The universe regarded as an orderly, harmonious whole.
  2. An ordered, harmonious whole.
  3. Harmony and order as distinct from chaos.

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A work of art

• brainchild

  1. An original idea or plan attributed to a person or group.

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  1. An original idea or plan attributed to a person or group.

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• invention

  1. The act or process of inventing:
  2. A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation:
  3. A mental fabrication, especially a falsehood.

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  1. The act or process of inventing:
  2. A new device, method, or process developed from study and experimentation:
  3. A mental fabrication, especially a falsehood.

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• production

  1. The act or process of producing:
  2. The fact or process of being produced:
  3. The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services.

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  1. The act or process of producing:
  2. The fact or process of being produced:
  3. The creation of value or wealth by producing goods and services.

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• piece

  1. A thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class; a portion:
  2. A portion or part that has been separated from a whole:
  3. An object that is one member of a group or class:

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  1. A thing considered as a unit or an element of a larger thing, quantity, or class; a portion:
  2. A portion or part that has been separated from a whole:
  3. An object that is one member of a group or class:

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• chef d'oeuvre (French)

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• magnum opus

  1. A great work, especially a literary or artistic masterpiece.
  2. The greatest single work of an artist, writer, or composer.

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  1. A great work, especially a literary or artistic masterpiece.
  2. The greatest single work of an artist, writer, or composer.

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• opus

  1. A creative work, especially a musical composition numbered to designate the order of a composer's works.

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  1. A creative work, especially a musical composition numbered to designate the order of a composer's works.

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• work of genius

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• imaginative work

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• creative-work

  1. (chiefly copyright law) A tangible manifestation of creative effort, such as literature, music, paintings, and software.

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  1. (chiefly copyright law) A tangible manifestation of creative effort, such as literature, music, paintings, and software.

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