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incipiency

[ in-sip-ee-uhn-see ]

noun

  1. the state or condition of being incipient.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of incipiency1

First recorded in 1810–20; incipi(ent) + -ency
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While certain cases, or even epidemics, of malarial fevers are attended by remarkable adynamia, often manifesting itself from the very incipiency of attacks, it differs widely from that utter nervous ataxia which characterizes typhoid fever.

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The "farmers' movement" is in its incipiency; it maybe said to be now only preparing for action, and it is yet too soon to look for united effort.

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If this abolition movement is not stopped in its incipiency, it will soon get beyond all control.

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I want to talk to you directly about our mission work, giving a historical sketch of the Christian Woman's Board of Missions from its incipiency to the present time.

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Yet Cheltenham was not without generous partizans, but, as is common in the incipiency of opinion, they were at that time among that class who had fewest means.

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