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[ in-sip-ee-uhn-see ] / ɪnˈsɪp i ən si / SEE SYNONYMS FOR incipiency ON THESAURUS.COM
nounthe state or condition of being incipient. Also in·cip·i·ence [in-sip-ee-uhns] /ɪnˈsɪp i əns/ . Origin of incipiencyFirst recorded in 1810–20; incipi(ent) + -ency Words nearby incipiencyincidental parasite, incident point, incienso, incinerate, incinerator, incipiency, incipient, incipit, incircle, in circles, in circulation Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incipiencyThe chief trouble is the lack of water for putting out a fire in its incipiency. A Woman's Impression of the Philippines|Mary H. (Mary Helen) Fee To every growth there are certain perceptible changes by which we note the progress from incipiency to the mature state. Memoir of Rev. Joseph Badger|Elihu G. Holland And what seemed to be a disagreeable affair in its incipiency terminated most agreeably. Memoirs of a Veteran Who Served as a Private in the 60's in the War Between the States|Isaac Hermann The volunteer recruiting in Canada, in its incipiency, while resultful, was soon found to be not adequate. Kelly Miller's History of the World War for Human Rights|Kelly Miller
Words related to incipiencyorigin, outset, dawning, rudiment, infancy, spring, creation, kickoff, takeoff, threshold, dawn, basis, introduction, top, onset, start, initiation, preface, presentation, genesis |