Definition of Inception

1. Noun. An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events.

Exact synonyms: Origin, Origination
Generic synonyms: Beginning
Specialized synonyms: Germination, Cause, Overture, Preliminary, Prelude, Emanation, Procession, Rise
Derivative terms: Originate, Originate, Originate, Originate, Originate

Definition of Inception

1. n. Beginning; commencement; initiation.

Definition of Inception

1. Noun. The creation or beginning of something; the establishment. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Inception

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Inception

incentivise
incentivised
incentivises
incentivising
incentivization
incentivize
incentivized
incentivizes
incentivizing
incentre
incentres
incents
incept
incepted
incepting
inception (current term)
inception rate
inceptions
inceptisol
inceptive
inceptively
inceptives
inceptor
inceptors
incepts
inceration
incerations
incerative
incertae sedis
incertain

Literary usage of Inception

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Universities of Europe in the Middle Ages by Hastings Rashdall (1895)
"(4) It is exceedingly important to notice that only the inception Regent Masters of the Faculty had any share in advising ""the6 the Chancellor as to the ..."

2. A Harmony of the Essays, Etc. of Francis Bacon by Francis Bacon (1871)
"So that the inception is continually ... then the degree of inception is more then al the reft. Fourthly, this couler is to be ..."

3. International Law; Or, Rules Regulating the Intercourse of States in Peace by Henry Wager Halleck (1861)
"Several continental writers of authority contend that the inception of a voyage for a blockaded port, with a knowledge of the existence of the blockade, ..."

4. Elements of International Law and Laws of War by Henry Wager Halleck (1874)
"inception of voyage. Several continental writers of authority contend that the inception of a voyage for a blockaded port, with a knowledge of the existence ..."

5. Transactions of the International Engineering Congress, 1915 (1916)
"Credit for the inception of the Congress does not belong to any one man or to any one group of men. It was conceived by many, and in its accomplishment is ..."

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