| NOUN | event | inception, origin, origination | an event that is a beginning |
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| Sounds | ihnseh'pshahn | |
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| Rhymes | Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn... | |
| Meaning | An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events. | |
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| Synonyms | origin, origination | |
| Narrower | cause | events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something |
| emanation, rise, procession | (theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost | |
| germination | The origin of some development | |
| preliminary, overture, prelude | Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows | |
| Broader | beginning | The event consisting of the start of something |
| Spanish | comienzo, génesis, origen | |
| Catalan | començament, gènesi, inici, origen | |
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