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The origin or coming into being of anything. (plural)

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  • Vegetation zones can be divided into external and internal areas, and vegetation is characterized by the geneses Rhizopora and Avicennia.
  • We each read from our books and answered lots of questions ranging from writing outlines to writers groups to the geneses of our characters.
  • If your husband has perfected the “no” look, it should be captured for posterity and education for generations of the male geneses sic to come.
  • Regardless of what our personal philosophical persuasion may be, let us rejoice in biotic complexity and in the scientific efforts to understand its geneses.
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