noun ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   A beginning, or first stage. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   beginning to exist or to be apparent wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

beginningbirthchildhoodcradlegenesisinception

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incipientia.

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