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embryonic - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'embryonic' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Embryonic [ a.]
- Of or pertaining to an embryo; embryonal; rudimentary.

Meaning of 'embryonic' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . embryonic [ s]
Meaning (1):
- in an early stage of development
Example in sentence:
  • an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing;
  • the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre
Meaning (2):
- of an organism prior to birth or hatching
Example in sentence:
  • embryologic development;
  • in the embryonic stage