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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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Latin incipient-, incipiens, present participle of incipere to begin — more at inception

First Known Use: 1669

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adjective in·cip·i·ent \-ənt\

: 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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