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inchoative

[ in-koh-uh-tiv ]
/ ɪnˈkoʊ ə tɪv /
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adjective
inceptive.
noun
an inceptive.
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Origin of inchoative

1520–30; <Late Latin inchoātīvum (verbum) inceptive (verb). See inchoate, -ive

OTHER WORDS FROM inchoative

un·in·cho·a·tive, adjective

Words nearby inchoative

in check, incher, inchmeal, inchoate, inchoation, inchoative, inch of mercury, Inchon, in chorus, inch plant, inch-pound
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