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inceptive

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. 1) inceptive (noun)
  2. 2) inceptive (adjective)

1in·cep·tive

noun \in-ˈsep-tiv\

Definition of INCEPTIVE

: an inchoative verb

First Known Use of INCEPTIVE

1612

Other Grammar and Linguistics Terms

ablaut, allusion, anacoluthon, diacritic, gerund, idiom, infinitive, metaphor, semiotics, simile

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