inception

English

Etymology

From Latin inception-, stem of inceptio, from inceptus, past participle of incipere (to begin).

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ɪnˈsɛpʃən/

• Audio (US)

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Noun

inception (plural inceptions)

1. The creation or beginning of something; the establishment.

   From its inception the agency has been helping people obtain and properly install car seats for children.

Translations

the creation or beginning of something

Arabic: استهلال (ar) (istihlal) Catalan: inici (ca) m. Dutch: aanvang (nl) m. Finnish: voimaantulo French: commencement (fr) m., début (fr) m. Hebrew: הַתְחָלָה (he) (hatkhalá) f. Icelandic: upphaf (is) n., byrjun (is) f. Italian: inizio (it), principio (it) m.

Norwegian: begynnelse (no) Polish: rozpoczęcie n., początek m. Portuguese: conceção (pt) f. Russian: начало (ru) (načálo) n., отправная точка (ru), исходное положение (ru) Spanish: comienzo (es) Swedish: påbörjande (sv)

See also

• from the get-go