inception
/ɪnˈsɛpʃən/ noun C1- The creation or beginning of something; the establishment. · From its inception, the agency has been helping people obtain and properly install car seats for children.
- A layering, nesting, or recursion of something within itself.
Plural inceptions
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The inception of the American Interstate Highway System in 1956 precipitated an unprecedented spatial reorganization of the entire nation.
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