Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary · 1913

Inception

Inception , noun

[Latin inceptio, from incipere to begin; pref. in- in + capere to take. See Capable.]

1.
Beginning; commencement; initiation. — Bacon
Marked with vivacity of inception, apathy of progress, and prematureness of decay. — Rawle
2.
Reception; a taking in. [Rare] — Poe