Inception \In*cep"tion\, n. [L. inceptio, fr. incipere to begin;
pref. in- in + capere to take. See Capable.]
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1. Beginning; commencement; initiation. --Bacon.
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Marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay. --Rawle. [1913 Webster]
2. Reception; a taking in. [R.]
--Poe.
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inception
noun1: an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events [syn: origin, origination, inception]
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INCEPTION. The commencement; the beginning. In making a will, for example, the writing is its inception. 3 Co. 31 b; Plowd. 343. Vide Consummation; Progression.
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