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Etymologies (3)

American Heritage Dictionary (1)

  1. Middle English incepcion, from Latin inceptiō, inceptiōn-, from inceptus, past participle of incipere, to begin, take up : in-, in; see in-2 + capere, to take; see kap- in Indo-European roots.

Century Dictionary (1)

  1. = Old French inception, from Latin inceptio(n-), from incipere, past participle inceptus, begin, literally take in, take up: see incept.

GNU Webster's 1913 (1)

  1. [L. inceptio, fr. incipere to begin; pref. in- in + capere to take. See Capable.]

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