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incipience

in·cip·i·en·cy
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [in-sip-ee-uh n-see or in-sip-ee-uh ns]
    • /ɪnˈsɪp i ən si or ɪnˈsɪp i əns/
    • /ɪn.ˈsɪ.pɪəns/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [in-sip-ee-uh n-see or in-sip-ee-uh ns]
    • /ɪnˈsɪp i ən si or ɪnˈsɪp i əns/

Definitions of incipience word

  • noun incipience the state or condition of being incipient. 1
  • noun incipience A beginning, or first stage. 1

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Origin of incipience

First appearance:

before 1810
One of the 40% newest English words
First recorded in 1810-20; incipi(ent) + -ency

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Parts of speech for Incipience

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

incipience popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 55% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 73% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for incipience

noun incipience

  • origin — something from which anything arises or is derived; source; fountainhead: to follow a stream to its origin.
  • outset — the beginning or start: I wanted to explain the situation at the outset.
  • dawning — gradually beginning to become light
  • rudiment — Usually, rudiments. the elements or first principles of a subject: the rudiments of grammar. a mere beginning, first slight appearance, or undeveloped or imperfect form of something: the rudiments of a plan.
  • infancy — the state or period of being an infant; very early childhood, usually the period before being able to walk; babyhood.

Antonyms for incipience

noun incipience

  • result — to spring, arise, or proceed as a consequence of actions, circumstances, premises, etc.; be the outcome.
  • close — When you close something such as a door or lid or when it closes, it moves so that a hole, gap, or opening is covered.
  • completion — the act of completing, or finishing
  • death — Death is the permanent end of the life of a person or animal.
  • finale — the last piece, division, or movement of a concert, opera, or composition.

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