incipient

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

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  • Even though USA's position at an international context regarding renewable energies is still incipient, the development of wind power in that country is the highest in the world. —  EcoEarth.Info Environment RSS Newsfeed
  • How does she dare Dare take unto herself the glory of what she calls my incipient cure? —  The Brentons
  • In its incipient--that is, its early stages, it would be rather hard to tell from angina pectoris, for the symptoms would be much the same--pain about the heart and shortness of breath. —  'Smiles' A Rose of the Cumberlands
  • Singleton had heard the sound, too, for his eyes had narrowed and his attitude had become tense That both men had the same thought was evidenced by the glance they exchanged--incipient apprehension It's a freight, likely," muttered Singleton Warden took a nervous puff at his cigar. —  The Trail Horde
  • [307] The tendencies to treason were still incipient--they were tendencies only, which had as yet shown themselves in no decisive acts; the future was uncertain, the action of the government doubtful. —  The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)
 

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

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  1. = Spanish Portuguese Italian incipiente, from Latin incipien(t-)s, present participle of incipere, begin, literally take up, from in, on, + capere, take: see capable. Cf. incept.
 

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/ɪnˈsɪpɪənt/
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