incipient

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Synonyms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Noun 1.4.1 Synonyms 1.5 Related terms

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Latin incipiēns, present participle of incipiō (“‘begin’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• (RP, US) IPA: /ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/
• IPA: /ɪn'sɪp.i.ənt/
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  Rhymes: -ɪpiənt

[edit] Adjective

incipient (not comparable)

1. beginning, starting, coming into existence.

   After 500 years, incipient towns appeared.

[edit] Synonyms

• (beginning): beginning, commencing, emerging, starting

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[edit] Noun

incipient (countable and uncountable; plural incipients)

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

[edit] Synonyms

• (beginner): beginner, inceptor

[edit] Related terms

• inception
• incipience
• incipiency
• incipiently
• incipit