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Added 9 October 2026

incipient

/ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/ adjective

In Latin: incipiēns Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about incipient at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Only partly in existence; imperfectly formed.
incipient civil disorder

Origin

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

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