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nascent

[nas-uhnt, ney-suhnt]

adjective

  1. beginning to exist or develop.

    That nascent republic is holding its first election this month.

  2. Chemistry.(of an element) in the nascent state.



nascent

/ ˈneɪ-, ˈnæsənt /

adjective

  1. starting to grow or develop; being born

  2. chem (of an element or simple compound, esp hydrogen) created within the reaction medium in the atomic form and having a high activity

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • nascence noun
  • nascency noun
  • unnascent adjective
  • ˈԲԳ noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nascent1

First recorded in 1615–25; from Latin Գ-, stem of ŧԲ “being born,” present participle of ī “to be born, arise”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of nascent1

C17: from Latin ԲŧԲ present participle of ī to be born
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The band drew aesthetics from the experiments of post-punk and the nascent goth movement of the time, with admiration for sinister yet seductive acts like the Birthday Party, Bauhaus and Malaria.

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But HBO Documentary Films, which started in a nascent form in the late 1970s, remains a distinguished player, regarded as an especially prestigious and director-driven home for nonfiction fare.

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"As our nascent industry grows rapidly, it draws the eye of bad actors, who are becoming increasingly sophisticated in the scope of their attacks."

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The US has long been Israel's most powerful ally - ever since May 1948, when America was the first country to recognise the nascent State of Israel.

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A few years later, the couple bought more than 200 undeveloped acres in the Santa Monica Mountains, in the nascent community of Pacific Palisades.

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