Inception meaning

ĭn-sĕp'shən
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.

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The definition of inception is the beginning.

An example of inception is January 1st being the beginning of a new year.

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The beginning of something, such as an undertaking; a commencement.
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The beginning of something; start; commencement.
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Origin of inception

  • Middle English incepcion from Latin inceptiō inceptiōn- from inceptus past participle of incipere to begin, take up in- in in–2 capere to take kap- in Indo-European roots
    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
  • From Latin inception-, stem of inceptiō, from inceptus, Perfect passive participle of incipiō (“I begin”).
    From Wiktionary

Inception Sentence Examples

  • - This war differed very materially in its inception and conduct from the first and second.

  • The third process owes its inception to G.

  • In the second volume of his collected works Wennerberg gave, long afterwards, a very interesting account of the inception and history of these celebrated duets.

  • The Resumption Act of 1875, which provided for the return of specie payments four years later, was largely his work both in inception and in formulation, and his appointment to the head of the Treasury Department by President Hayes in 1877 enabled him to carry the policy embodied in the law to successful execution.

  • His flight practically settled the question; and an inquiry, which many people had thought at its inception would brand Parnell as a criminal, raised him to an influence which he had never enjoyed before.

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