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inceptive.

Beginning; of or relating to inception.

9 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ɪnˈsɛptɪv/US
  1. Beginning; of or relating to inception.

  2. Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.

    The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]".
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“to begin”).

noun/ɪnˈsɛptɪv/US
  1. An inceptive construction.

Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“to begin”).

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