incipiency
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of incipiency
First recorded in 1810–20; incipi(ent) + -ency
Vocabulary lists containing incipiency
Example Sentences
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His physical strength and the influence of his personality were quickly used to check in incipiency any evidence of approaching disorder.
From Sergeant York And His People by Cowan, Sam K. (Sam Kinkade)
I rejoice, dear sir, that I have some connection with this honorable movement in its incipiency.
From The Black Phalanx African American soldiers in the War of Independence, the War of 1812, and the Civil War by Wilson, Joseph T. (Joseph Thomas)
Now the careful physician diagnoses tuberculosis much earlier, detects the disease in its incipiency, and is able to treat the patient at home quite successfully, if conditions are at all favorable.
From Psychotherapy by Walsh, James J. (James Joseph)
Now, there was the whole story from its incipiency.
From Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers by Various
Every phase of the malady as it formerly existed is depicted, as also the discoveries and incidents attending its detection and cure in its incipiency.
From Another World Fragments from the Star City of Montalluyah by Lumley, Benjamin
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