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nas⋅cent
[nas-uh
nt, ney-suhnt] 
–adjective
| 1. | beginning to exist or develop: the nascent republic. |
| 2. | Chemistry. (of an element) in the nascent state. |
Origin:
1615–25; < L nāscent- (s. of nāscēns), prp. of nāscī to be born, arise, equiv. to nā(tus) born (var. of gnātus) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent
1615–25; < L nāscent- (s. of nāscēns), prp. of nāscī to be born, arise, equiv. to nā(tus) born (var. of gnātus) + -sc- inchoative suffix + -ent- -ent
Related forms:
nascence, nas⋅cen⋅cy, noun
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| nas·cent (nās'ənt, nā'sənt) adj. Coming into existence; emerging: "the moral shock of our nascent imperialism" (Richard Hofstadter). [Latin nāscēns, nāscent-, present participle of nāscī, to be born; see genə- in Indo-European roots.] nas'cen·cy n. |
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Nascency
Nas"cen*cy\, n. [L. nascentia. See Nascent.] State of being nascent; birth; beginning; origin.
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