incipiency
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of incipiency
First recorded in 1810–20; incipi(ent) + -ency
Vocabulary lists containing incipiency
Example Sentences
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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
Not sinless was this society at its incipiency.
From The Girl at the Halfway House A Story of the Plains by Hough, Emerson
If diagnosed during its incipiency, remedial measures such as are usually employed to treat sprains, are indicated and later the parts should be blistered.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
Treatment.—No effective method is as yet known which will control this condition during its incipiency.
From Lameness of the Horse Veterinary Practitioners' Series, No. 1 by Lacroix, John Victor
I want to talk to you directly about our mission work, giving a historical sketch of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions from its incipiency to the present time.
From The Story of a Life by Ellis, J. Breckenridge (John Breckenridge)
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