INCIPIENCE

incipiency, incipience

(noun) beginning to exist or to be apparent; “he placed the incipience of democratic faith at around 1850”; “it is designed to arrest monopolies in their incipiency”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

incipience (countable and uncountable, plural incipiences)

A beginning, or first stage.

Source: Wiktionary


In*cip"i*ence, In*cip"i*en*cy, n. Etym: [L. incipientia.]

Definition: Beginning; commencement; incipient state.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Word of the Day

17 June 2024

SCOPOLAMINE

(noun) an alkaloid with anticholinergic effects that is used as a sedative and to treat nausea and to dilate the pupils in ophthalmic procedures; “transdermal scopolamine is used to treat motion sickness”; “someone sedated with scopolamine has difficulty lying”


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