inchoation

noun

in·​cho·​a·​tion

ˌinkəˈwāshən

plural -s

: an act of beginning : commencement, inception

Word History

Etymology

Late Latin inchoation-, inchoatio, incohation-, incohatio, from Latin inchoatus, incohatus + -ion-, -io -ion

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