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INCIPIENT

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed

Example:

a vague inchoate idea

Synonyms:

inchoate; incipient

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

early (being or occurring at an early stage of development)

Derivation:

incipience; incipiency (beginning to exist or to be apparent)

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