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Definition of inception noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

inception

noun
 
/ɪnˈsepʃn/
 
/ɪnˈsepʃn/
[singular] (formal)
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  1. the start of an institution, an organization, etc.
    • The club has grown rapidly since its inception in 2007.
    Word Originlate Middle English: from Latin inceptio(n-), from incipere ‘begin’.
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era
noun
 
 
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