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incipiency
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in·cip·i·en·cy

noun \-ən(t)-sē\

Definition of INCIPIENCY

: the state or fact of being incipient : beginning
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Examples of INCIPIENCY

  1. <from its incipiency the city's monthlong festival of the performing arts has been a great success>

First Known Use of INCIPIENCY

1817

Related to INCIPIENCY

Synonyms
alpha, baseline, birth, commencement, dawn, day one, genesis, get-go (also git-go), inception, incipience, beginning, kickoff, launch, morning, nascence, nascency, onset, outset, start, threshold
Antonyms
close, conclusion, end, ending, omega

in·cip·i·en·cy

noun \-ən-sē\   (Medical Dictionary)
plural ; in·cip·i·en·cies

Medical Definition of INCIPIENCY

: the state or fact of being incipient : the beginning of something

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