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.
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