Meanings
nounincipience (countable and uncountable, plural incipiences)
plural incipiences
- countableuncountableA beginning, or first stage.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Origin
- Latinincipientia
- Latinincipientia
- Englishincipience
Borrowed from Latin incipientia.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Bulgarian начало, започване
- начало (načalo)beginning or first stage
- започване (započvane)beginning or first stage
Slovak počiatok
- počiatokbeginning or first stage
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APA
incipience. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incipience
MLA
“incipience.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incipience. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “incipience,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/incipience.
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