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nascent

Adjective

IPA /ˈneɪsnt/

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Meaning in plain English

Just beginning to exist and not yet fully developed.

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nascent/ˈneɪsnt/

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A project has just been imagined
Its first small activities begin
It has only started to develop

A nascent project is in its earliest stage of development.

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Her nascent interest in gardening started with one small herb pot.
The grant supported a nascent research project.

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nascent — Just beginning to exist and not yet fully developed.

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Word origin

From Latin nascent-, meaning being born, from nasci.

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