naissant

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adjective

Having only its forepart shown, especially if because it is issuing from an ordinary or division of the field. (Compare issuant.)

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nascent
OriginMiddle French naissant →
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Meanings

adjectivenaissant (not comparable)
  1. not comparablegovernmentHaving only its forepart shown, especially if because it is issuing from an ordinary or division of the field. (Compare issuant.)

    Synonyms: nascent

Synonyms & antonyms

adjectiveHaving only its forepart shown, especially if because it is issuing from an ordinary or division of the field. (Compare issuant.)

Similar
nascent

Origin

  1. Middle Frenchnaissant
  2. Englishnaissant

From Middle French naissant (literally “being born”). Doublet of nascent.

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APA

naissant. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naissant

MLA

“naissant.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naissant. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “naissant,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/naissant.

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