End
End noun - The stopping of a process or activity.
Inception
Inception noun - The point at which something begins.
Usage example: this seemed like a good program at its inception, but it isn't working out as planned
How words are described
| original | original end | original inception |
Both words in one sentence
- Inception: The title, Inception, is displayed three separate times in the end credits. Inception.
Source: Redundancy / Film - Even if you believe that Cobb retires from crime by the end of the movie, what will other dream-thieves do once word gets out that inception (read: undetectable brainwashing) is possible?
Source: Fanfic Fuel -
Safeties get the short end of the stick - only five have won the award since its inception, but three of those have been within the last decade, so maybe opinions are changing.
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