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Meaning of 'inceptive' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Inceptive [ a.]
- Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also inchoative.
2 . Inceptive [ n.]
- An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.

Meaning of 'inceptive' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . inceptive [ s]
Meaning (1):
- initial
Example in sentence:
  • inchoative stages

Nearby Words:

inc inca incage incaged incagement incaging incalculability incalculable incalescence incalescency

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