incipiency

[ in-sip-ee-uhn-see ]

noun

1. the state or condition of being incipient.

Word History and Origins

Origin of incipiency¹

First recorded in 1810–20; incipi(ent) + -ency

Example Sentences

The argument, I mean, which is drawn from the difficulty of accounting for the incipiency of complex structures.

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He would crush this disaffection in its incipiency, would vindicate himself and strengthen the cause at one and the same time.

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The law provided penalty for the deed; the gospel rebuked the evil passion in its incipiency.

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Those who supported the idea in its incipiency always urged the necessity of employing Negroes in the army.

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The volunteer recruiting in Canada, in its incipiency, while resultful, was soon found to be not adequate.

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