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incipient

adjective/ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/

just beginning to appear or develop

Synonyms

• nascent
• emerging
• budding

Antonyms

• mature
• developed
• established

incipient in a sentence

Where it comes from

From Latin incipere, meaning 'to begin.'

Memory hook

INCIPIENT begins like INCEPTION: both point to a beginning.

Read it in context

• The Open Corner Arts
• The Officers' Correspondence History

Practice incipient in the app

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