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incipient

[ in-sip-ee-uhnt ]

adjective

  1. beginning to exist or appear; in an initial stage:

    an incipient cold.

    Synonyms: , ,



incipient

/ ɪ²Ôˈ²õɪ±èɪə²Ô³Ù /

adjective

  1. just starting to be or happen; beginning
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Derived Forms

  • ¾±²Ôˈ³¦¾±±è¾±±ð²Ô³¦±ð, noun
  • ¾±²Ôˈ³¦¾±±è¾±±ð²Ô³Ù±ô²â, adverb
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ¾±²Ô·³¦¾±±èi·±ð²Ô³Ù·±ô²â adverb
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of incipient1

1580–90; < Latin incipient- (stem of ¾±²Ô³¦¾±±è¾±Å§²Ô²õ, present participle of incipere to take in hand, begin), equivalent to in- in- 2 + -cipi- (combining form of capi- take) + -ent- -ent
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of incipient1

C17: from Latin ¾±²Ô³¦¾±±è¾±Å§²Ô²õ, from incipere to begin, take in hand, from in- ² + capere to take
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As fine arts funding withers across sectors and Hollywood budgets shrink while studios retreat from local productions, workers are still recovering from lengthy strikes and the incipient threat of artificial intelligence.

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We see the pent-up worry on her face signaling incipient danger: Helicopters roam the city while news of kidnapped ambassadors pours from the radio.

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And examining the death of this era of celebrity — which in my estimation has been about 50 years, from incipient to unraveling — is a way to mourn it openly, so it’s forced to finish dying.

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Perhaps it was Babitz’s lack of self-discipline, or her excessive drug use, or the incipient onset of Huntington’s disease, which would eventually take her life.

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It is among a handful of countries, inlcuding the European Union, Australia, New Zealand, South Korea and Thailand, that are regulating what is still an incipient edible insects industry.

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