Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Inception \In*cep"tion\, n. [L. inceptio, fr. 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. [R.] --Poe.

Source : WordNet®

inception
     n : an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of
         subsequent events [syn: {origin}, {origination}]