inception

in·cep·tion  (n-spshn)

n.

The beginning of something, such as an undertaking; a commencement. See Synonyms at origin.

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[Middle English incepcion, from Latin incepti, inceptin-, from inceptus, past participle of incipere, to begin, take up : in-, in; see in-² + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.]

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inception

Noun

the beginning of a project [Latin incipere to begin]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

inception - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events origination, origin beginning - the event consisting of the start of something; "the beginning of the war" germination - the origin of some development; "the germination of their discontent" cause - events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something; "they are trying to determine the cause of the crash" prelude, overture, preliminary - something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" procession, emanation, rise - (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost; "the emanation of the Holy Spirit"; "the rising of the Holy Ghost"; "the doctrine of the procession of the Holy Spirit from the Father and the Son"

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inception

noun beginning, start, rise, birth, origin, dawn, outset, initiation, inauguration, commencement, kickoff (informal) << OPPOSITE end

Translations

inception [ɪnˈsɛpʃən] n → comienzo, principio

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inception [ɪnˈsɛpʃən] n → commencement m, début m

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inception [ɪnˈsɛpʃən] n → Beginn m, Anfang m

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inception [ɪnˈsɛpʃən] n → inizio, principio