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adj.

Coming into existence; emerging: “the moral shock of our nascent imperialism” (Richard Hofstadter).

[Latin nāscēns, nāscent-, present participle of nāscī, to be born.]

nascency nas'cen·cy n.

(nas′ənt, nā′sənt)
adj

Literal meaning: recently born. Also, just released from chemical combination.

1. being born; just coming into existence.
2. just liberated from a chemical reaction, and hence more reactive.

• n. DNA — see okazaki fragments.

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IN BRIEF: Newly coming into existence.

The artist's nascent style soon brought gallery owners to his doorstep.

Dansk (Danish)
adj. - begyndende, spirende, opdukkende

Nederlands (Dutch)
(geboren) wordend, ontstaand, ontluikend

Français (French)
adj. - naissant, (Chim) à l'état naissant

Deutsch (German)
adj. - werdend, aufkommend, naszierend

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - γεννώμενος, εκκολαπτόμενος, αρχόμενος, εν τη γενέσει, εν τω γίγνεσθαι

Italiano (Italian)
nascente

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - nascente

Русский (Russian)
зарождающийся

Español (Spanish)
adj. - naciente, incipiente

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - begynnande, gryende

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
发生中的, 初期的, 开始存在的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 發生中的, 初期的, 開始存在的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 초기의, 방생기에 있는

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 発生期の, 初期の

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) ناشيء, حديث التولد‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮נולד, מתחיל לצמוח, נוצר, מתהווה, בעל ניצני-‬

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