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English

Etymology
From L. term|incipiens|incipi�ns, present participle of term|incipio|incipi�|begin.

Pronunciation
a|RP|US IPA|/ɪn�sɪp.i.�nt/
IPA|/In"sIp.I.@nt/
audio|en-us-incipient.ogg|Audio (US)
rhymes|ɪpi�nt

Adjective
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1. beginning, starting, coming into existence.

#* After 500 years, incipient towns appeared.

Synonyms
sense|beginning beginning, commencing, emerging, starting

Translations
trans-top|beginning, starting
Dutch: t|nl|beginnend
Finnish: alkava, orastava
French: incipient m, incipiente f; commençant
German: einsetzend
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Latin: incipi�ns nominative, incipientis genitive
Polish: pocz�tkowy m
Spanish: t+|es|incipiente
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Noun
en-noun|s|-

1. countable|obsolete beginner
2. uncountable|grammar A verb tense of the Hebrew language.

Synonyms
sense|beginner beginner, inceptor

Related terms
inception
incipience
incipiency
incipiently
incipit

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