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Word of the Day:

March 18, 2022

nascent

adjective NASS-unt

What it Means

Nascent means "coming or having recently come into existence."

// The actress is now focusing on her nascent singing career..

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Nascent in Context

"Mr Menon has co-founded multiple organizations and has invested in over 20 nascent startups in the previous year alone." — Business World, 2 Mar. 2022

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Nascent comes from nascens, the present participle of the Latin verb nasci, which means "to be born." It is related to words such as nation, native, nature, and innate.

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