Incipience
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
noun.
The condition of being incipient; beginning; commencement.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
noun.
Beginning; commencement; incipient state.
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noun.
A
beginning
, or first stage
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noun.
beginning to exist or to be apparent
Word Usage
"The original score, all a-throb with scary incipience, was composed by David Wingo."
Equivalent
incipiency
Etymologically Related
incipient
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
beginning
commencement
first
get-go
kickoff
Synonym
Words with the same meaning
beginning
commencement