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Inceptive

//ɪnˈsɛptɪv// adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Beginning; of or relating to inception.
  2. 2
    Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.

    "The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]"."

Adjective
  1. 1
    in an initial stage wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    An inceptive construction.

Etymology

Etymology 1

Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“I begin”).

Etymology 2

Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“I begin”).

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