inception
pronunciation
How to pronounce inception in British English:
UK [ɪnˈsepʃn]
How to pronounce inception in American English:
US [ɪnˈsɛpʃən]
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- Noun:
- an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
Word Origin
- inception (n.)
- early 15c., "beginning, starting," from Middle French incepcion and directly from Latin inceptionem (nominative inceptio) "a beginning, undertaking," noun of action from past participle stem of incipere "begin, take in hand," from in- "in, on" (see in- (2)) + cipere comb. form of capere "take, seize" (see capable).
Example
- 1. From its inception , the vast scheme has suffered both delays and criticism .
- 2. Tehran is revelling in analogies between egypt and tunisia , and its own revolutionary inception .
- 3. Its extraordinary 10 % rate of growth is bound to slow to 8 % due to the 12th five-year plan , just in its inception stage .
- 4. From its inception it avoided buying government bonds because it smacked of fiscal support .
- 5. Holt believes that this greater understanding of the breivik drama , from its inception to the judicial conclusions , will eventually feed into and expand the parameters of norwegian crime fiction .