Definitions for inceptionɪnˈsɛp ʃən
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
in•cep•tionɪnˈsɛp ʃən(n.)
beginning; commencement.
Origin of inception:
1375–1425; late ME incepcion < L inceptiō <incep-, var. s. of incipere to take in hand, begin (in-in-2+-cipere, comb. form of capere to take)
Princeton's WordNet
origin, origination, inception(noun)
an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
Wiktionary
inception(Noun)
The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.
From its inception the agency has been helping people obtain and properly install car seats for children.
Origin: From inception-, stem of inceptio, from inceptus, past participle of incipere.
Webster Dictionary
Inception(noun)
beginning; commencement; initiation
Inception(noun)
reception; a taking in
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