First Known Use: 1669
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incipient
adjective in·cip·i·ent \-ənt\
: beginning to develop or exist
Full Definition of INCIPIENT
: beginning to come into being or to become apparent <an incipient solar system> <evidence of incipient racial tension>
— in·cip·i·ent·ly adverb
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Origin of INCIPIENT
Latin incipient-, incipiens, present participle of incipere to begin — more at inception
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incipient
adjective in·cip·i·ent \-ənt\
Medical Definition of INCIPIENT
: beginning to come into being or to become apparent <the incipient stage of a fever>
—in·cip·i·ent·ly adverb
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