INCEPTION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

An event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events

Synonyms:

inception; origin; origination

Classified under:

Nouns denoting natural events

Hypernyms ("inception" is a kind of...):

beginning (the event consisting of the start of something)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inception"):

germination (the origin of some development)

cause (events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something)

overture; preliminary; prelude (something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows)

emanation; procession; rise ((theology) the origination of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost)