different between inception vs introduction

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incepti?, from inceptus, Perfect passive participle of incipi? (“I begin”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?n?s?p??n/, /?n?s?p?n/
• Rhymes: -?p??n
• Hyphenation: in?cep?tion

Noun

inception (plural inceptions)

1. 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.

2. A layering, nesting, or recursion of something.

Coordinate terms

• conception

Derived terms

• -ception
• inception flashback

Related terms

• incept
• inceptual
• incipient

Translations

See also

• from the get-go

English

Etymology

From Middle English introduccioun, introduccyon, borrowed from Old French introduction, itself a borrowing from Latin intr?d?cti?nem, accusative of Latin intr?d?cti?, from intr?d?c?.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??nt???d?k??n/
• Rhymes: -?k??n
• Hyphenation: in?tro?duc?tion

Noun

introduction (countable and uncountable, plural introductions)

1. The act or process of introducing.

   the introduction of a new product into the market

2. A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
3. An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
4. A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.

Synonyms

• (initial section of a written work): preface, isagoge, lead-in, lead, lede; see also Thesaurus:foreword

Derived terms

• introduction agency
• introductory

Translations

French

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin introductio, introductionem, from introductus, from introduco.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.t??.dyk.sj??/

Noun

introduction f (plural introductions)

1. introduction

Related terms

• introduire

Further reading

• “introduction” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).