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inception
[ in-sep-shuhn ]
noun
- beginning; start; commencement.
Synonyms: conception, root, source, outset, origin
- British.
- the act of graduating or earning a university degree, usually a master's or doctor's degree, especially at Cambridge University.
- the graduation ceremony; commencement.
- (in science fiction) the act of instilling an idea into someone's mind by entering their dreams.
inception
/ ɪnˈsɛpʃən /
noun
- the beginning, as of a project or undertaking
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Word History and Origins
Origin of inception1
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Example Sentences
And yet our country has redefined citizenship in some extraordinary ways since its inception.
And he has been involved in the Mind and Life Institute, the sponsor of the ISCS conference, from its inception.
Since its inception, Hamas has had close ties with Iran, but relations soured when civil war broke out in Syria.
With the incredible surge in popularity of online dating since its inception, countless niche communities have popped up.
As Gordon explained: “MPAC has had a significant impact on the development of this project from its inception.”
As Scattergood well knew, the feud had its inception in religion as religion is practiced in that community.
In its inception it was a mere attempt to write pleasing, popular verse of a better kind in the dialect of the fireside.
The Commissariat alone was badly managed from its very inception.
Between them they seem to have formed the inception of what became the famous Taeping rebellion.
There are primarily three additional features that characterize political society, especially at its inception.
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