inceptive

1. a. Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also inchoative. Source: opted

2. n. An inceptive word, word/phrase">phrase, or clause. Source: opted

3. adj. in an initial stage Source: wordnet

4. word/beginning">Beginning; word/expressing">expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also inchoative. -- In*cep"tive*ly, adv. An inceptive word, phrase, or clause. Source: webster

5. Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptiveproposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning ofaction; -- called also inchoative.-- In*cep"tive*ly, adv. Source: adambom

6. a. word/beginning">Beginning; word/expressing">expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also inchoative. n. An inceptive word, phrase, or clause. Source: ecdict

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