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part of speech:	adjective
definition:	starting to exist or become apparent; in an early stage of development. The incipient danger caused some to flee the country. antonyms: full-blown similar words: primitive
related words:	infantile, initial
derivations:	incipiently (adv.), incipience (n.)

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