incipient
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in·cip·i·ent
(ĭn-sĭp'ē-ənt) 
adj.
Beginning to exist or appear: detecting incipient tumors; an incipient personnel problem.
incipiently in·cip'i·ent·ly adv.
adj.
Beginning to exist or appear: detecting incipient tumors; an incipient personnel problem.
[Latin incipiēns, incipient-, present participle of incipere, to begin. See inception.]
incipiency in·cip'i·en·cy or in·cip'i·ence n.incipiently in·cip'i·ent·ly adv.
Roget's Thesaurus:
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incipient
adjective
- Of, relating to, or occurring at the start of something: beginning, inceptive, initial, initiatory, introductory, leadoff. See start/end.
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incipient
adj
Definition: developing
Antonyms: developed, full-blown, grown, mature
Word Tutor:
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incipient
IN BRIEF: adj. - Only partly in existence.
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Incipient
Dansk (Danish)
adj. - begyndende, spirende, gryende
Nederlands (Dutch)
beginnend, tevoorschijn komend
Français (French)
adj. - à ses débuts, naissant
Deutsch (German)
adj. - anfänglich, einsetzend
Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - αρχόμενος
Português (Portuguese)
adj. - incipiente
Русский (Russian)
зарождающийся
Español (Spanish)
adj. - incipiente, naciente
Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - begynnande
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
起初的, 初期的, 发端的
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 起初的, 初期的, 發端的
العربيه (Arabic)
(صفه) أولي, ابتدائي
עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - בשלב התחלתי, מתחיל
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