inception
noun
beginning; start; commencement.
inceptions
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pluralof inception.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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While Fleiss has been the face of the “The Bachelor,” “The Bachelorette” and other spinoffs since the shows’ inceptions, trade publications report he hasn’t led day-to-day operations in around a decade.
From Seattle Times ● Mar. 28, 2023
Open—has been intimately involved in both projects since their inceptions earlier in the decade.
From Golf Digest ● Feb. 3, 2018
This early phase, from its earliest inceptions in the 1960s until 2000, is what J.G. Palfrey, the former executive director of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society at Harvard University, calls the Open Internet.
From The Verge ● Apr. 13, 2016
Performance of the funds hasn’t kept up with the market, trailing their benchmarks since their inceptions.
From BusinessWeek ● Jan. 13, 2012
The inceptions of true genius are always essentially imitations.
From The Continental Monthly, Vol. 2, No 3, September, 1862 Devoted to Literature and National Policy. by Various
