# incipient

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈsɪp.i.ənt/ · frequency rank #50,591

## Definitions
1. In an initial stage; beginning, starting, coming into existence.

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

## Source
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