/ ɪnˈsepʃn; NAmE / noun
[ sing. ] ( formal ) the start of an institution, an organization, etc. :
The club has grown rapidly since its inception in 1990.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin inceptio(n-) , from incipere begin.
/ ɪnˈsepʃn; NAmE / noun
[ sing. ] ( formal ) the start of an institution, an organization, etc. :
The club has grown rapidly since its inception in 1990.
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English : from Latin inceptio(n-) , from incipere begin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005