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incipient

/ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/ UK, US

Sounds like insipient · Rhymes with -ɪpiənt

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin incipiēns, present participle of incipiō (“begin”).

adjective

not comparable In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence. After 500 years, incipient towns appeared.
Similar: beginning, commencing, emerging, starting, inchoate, nascent, embryonic

noun incipients

obsolete A beginner.
Similar: beginner, inceptor
A verb tense of the Hebrew language.

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adj beginning, starting

Español	incipiente
日本語	初期の shoki no
中文	初期的 chūqí de
Português	incipiente
Français	incipient, commençant, naissant
Deutsch	einsetzend
Русский	начина́ющийся načinájuščijsja, появля́ющийся pojavljájuščijsja, зарожда́ющийся zaroždájuščijsja, нача́льный načálʹnyj

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@misc{incipient_2026,
  title = {incipient},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/incipient},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}