incipient

The definition of incipient is in the beginning stages.

(adjective)

An example of incipient is a brand new idea for solving a scientific problem.

See incipient in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adjective

in the first stage of existence; just beginning to exist or to come to notice: an incipient illness

Origin: L incipiens, prp. of incipere, to begin, lit., take up < in-, in, on + capere, to take: see have

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adjective

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

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Origin: Latin incipiēns, incipient-

Origin: , present participle of incipere, to begin; see inception

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