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incipiency

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in⋅cip⋅i⋅en⋅cy

  [in-sip-ee-uhn-see]
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–noun
the state or condition of being incipient.
Also, in⋅cip⋅i⋅ence.

Origin:
1810–20; incipi(ent) + -ency
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in·cip·i·ent   (ĭn-sĭp'ē-ənt)   
adj.  Beginning to exist or appear: detecting incipient tumors; an incipient personnel problem.

[Latin incipiēns, incipient-, present participle of incipere, to begin; see inception.]
in·cip'i·en·cy, in·cip'i·ence n., in·cip'i·ent·ly adv.
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Main Entry: in·cip·i·en·cy
Pronunciation: -&n-sE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -cies
: the stateor fact of being incipient : the beginning of something
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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