inception

(ĭn-sĕp'shən)
n.
The beginning of something, such as an undertaking; a commencement. See synonyms at origin.

[Middle English incepcion, from Latin inceptiō, inceptiōn-, from inceptus, past participle of incipere, to begin, take up : in-, in; see in-² + capere, to take.]

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noun

1. The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence: beginning, commencement, inauguration, incipience, incipiency, initiation, launch, leadoff, opening, origination, start. Informal kickoff. See start/end.
2. The initial stage of a developmental process: beginning, birth, commencement, dawn, genesis, nascence, nascency, onset, opening, origin, outset, spring, start. See start/end.

n

Definition: beginning
Antonyms: conclusion, end, ending, finish

IN BRIEF: The beginning.

It's the mood and the purpose at the inception of each day that are the important facts in charting your course for the day. — George Matthew Adams

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• Fixed Times - inception: beginning

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - begyndelse, indledning, stiftelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
aanvang, oorspronkelijk idee

Français (French)
n. - commencement, début

Deutsch (German)
n. - Anfang

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - έναρξη, ξεκίνημα

Italiano (Italian)
inizio

Português (Portuguese)
n. - começo (m)

Русский (Russian)
начало

Español (Spanish)
n. - comienzo, principio

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - början, upptagande (biol.)

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
起初, 获得学位

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 起初, 獲得學位

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 발단, (Cambridge 대학에서) 학위를 받음

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 開始, 発端

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) ابتداء‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮התחלה, פתיחה‬

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