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Entry 2 senses Webster, 1913

Inception

/ĭnˌ-sĕp'-shən/ · In·cep·tion · IPA /ɪnˈsɛpʃən/
01 n. Beginning; commencement; initiation.
  1. 1.
    Beginning; commencement; initiation.
    “Marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay.” — Rawle.
  2. 2.
    Reception; a taking in.[R.]