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Thesaurus: inception

Beginning; commencement; initiation.

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  1. n. Beginning; commencement; initiation.
  2. n. Reception; a taking in.
  3. n. an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
  4. 1. Beginning; commencement; initiation. Bacon. Marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay. Rawle. 2. Reception; a taking in. [R.] Poe.
  5. n:100 n an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events