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incipient
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in·cip·i·ent  (n-sp-nt)
adj.
Beginning to exist or appear: detecting incipient tumors; an incipient personnel problem.

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

in·cipi·en·cy, in·cipi·ence n.
in·cipi·ent·ly adv.

incipient
Adjective
Formal just starting to be or happen [Latin incipere to begin]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.incipient - only partly in existence; imperfectly formed; "incipient civil disorder"; "an incipient tumor"; "a vague inchoate idea"
early - being or occurring at an early stage of development; "in an early stage"; "early forms of life"; "early man"; "an early computer"

incipient
Translations
Spanish incipient [ɪnˈsɪpɪənt] adjincipiente
French incipient [ɪnˈsɪpɪənt] adjnaissant(e)
German incipient [ɪnˈsɪpɪənt] adjeinsetzend
Italian incipient [ɪnˈsɪpɪənt] adjincipiente

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