incipient adj : only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; "incipient civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague inchoate idea" [syn: inchoate]

English

Etymology

From incipiens, present participle of incipio.

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/
• /In"sIp.I.@nt/

• Rhymes with: -ɪpiənt

Adjective

1. beginning, starting, coming into existence.

   After 500 years, incipient towns appeared.

Synonyms

• sense beginning beginning, commencing, emerging, starting

Translations

Noun

1. countable obsolete beginner
2. uncountable grammar A verb tense of the Hebrew language.

Synonyms

• sense beginner beginner, inceptor

Related terms

• inception
• incipience
• incipiency
• incipiently
• incipit

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