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
What was afterwards known as the Lincoln County War was just then in its incipiency.
From Little Pills, An Army Story Being Some Experiences of a United States Army Medical Officer on the Frontier Nearly a Half Century Ago by McKay, Robert Henderson
The chief trouble is the lack of water for putting out a fire in its incipiency.
From A Woman's Impression of the Philippines by Fee, Mary Helen
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
There must be an organized force of trained and vigilant men, ample in numbers during the dry season to reach all fires in their incipiency.
From Proceedings of the Second National Conservation Congress at Saint Paul, September 5-8, 1910 by United States. National Conservation Congress
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