incipiency

in·cip·i·ent

 (ĭn-sĭp′ē-ənt)

adj.

Beginning to exist or appear: detecting incipient tumors; an incipient personnel problem.

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[Latin incipiēns, incipient-, present participle of incipere, to begin; see inception.]

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in·cip′i·en·cy, in·cip′i·ence n.

in·cip′i·ent·ly adv.

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in•cip•i•en•cy

(ɪnˈsɪp i ən si)

also in•cip′i•ence,

n.

the state or condition of being incipient.

[1810–20]

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Noun

1.

incipiency - 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" incipience commencement, get-go, offset, outset, showtime, starting time, beginning, start, kickoff, first - the time at which something is supposed to begin; "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"

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incipiency

noun

The act or process of bringing or being brought into existence:

beginning, commencement, inauguration, inception, incipience, initiation, launch, leadoff, opening, origination, start.

Informal: kickoff.

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