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in·cho·a·tive
 inchoative
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- pronunciation:
- ihn
ko
tihv
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun
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adjective |
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in grammar, of or denoting a verb or verb form that indicates the beginning of an action or state, as "got working" in "It finally got working"; inceptive.
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noun |
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an inchoative verb, verb form, or affix; inceptive.
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