inception (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *inception*:
NOUN	event	inception, origin, origination	an event that is a beginning

inception > pronunciation
Sounds	ihnseh'pshahn
Rhymes	Aachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...

English > *inception*: 1 sense > noun 1, event
Meaning	An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events.
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

HyperDic: inception