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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIncipiency
/ɪnˈsɪp.i.ən.si/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The earliest stage of something; the beginning or inception of a process, state, or condition.
"The scientists detected the incipiency of the chemical reaction before any visible changes occurred." - 2
The quality or state of being incipient or coming into existence.
"We must address these problems in their incipiency rather than waiting for a full-scale crisis."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the Latin 'incipientem', present participle of 'incipere' meaning 'to begin', formed from 'in-' (into, upon) and 'capere' (to take, seize). It entered the English language in the early 17th century to denote the earliest stage of something beginning to exist or appear.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Incipiency" is said worldwide
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incipiência
Transliteration: /ĩ.siˈpi.ẽ.si.ɐ/
"A incipiência do movimento dificultou sua análise."
commencement
Transliteration: /kɔ.mɑ̃.sə.mɑ̃/
"Il faut traiter le problème dès son commencement."
Anfänglichkeit
Transliteration: /ˈanˌfɛŋlɪçkaɪt/
"Wir erkannten die Anfänglichkeit dieses Trends."
principio
Transliteration: /prinˈtʃiː.pjo/
"Il progetto è ancora nel suo principio."
incipiencia
Transliteration: /in.siˈpjen.sja/
"Debemos actuar en la incipiencia del conflicto."
शुरुआत
Transliteration: shuruat
"हमें इस समस्या को इसकी शुरुआत में ही रोकना होगा।"
初期的状态
Transliteration: chūqí de zhuàngtài
"我们必须在这个项目 nascent 的初期阶段给予支持。"
시초
Transliteration: sicho
"그 질병은 시초 단계에서 발견되었다."
초기
Transliteration: shoki
Script: 初期
"私たちは病気の初期段階で治療を開始しました。"
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