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incipient
in·cip·i·ent [ in síppee ənt ]


adjective 
Definition:
 
beginning to develop: beginning to appear or develop
[Mid-17th century. < Latin incipient-, present participle of incipere "undertake" < capere "to take"]

in·cip·i·ence noun
in·cip·i·ent·ly adverb
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