/ ɪnˈkəʊət; ˈɪnkəʊeɪt; NAmE -ˈkoʊ-/ adjective
( formal ) just beginning to form and therefore not clear or developed :
inchoate ideas
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin inchoatus , past participle of inchoare , variant of incohare begin.
/ ɪnˈkəʊət; ˈɪnkəʊeɪt; NAmE -ˈkoʊ-/ adjective
( formal ) just beginning to form and therefore not clear or developed :
inchoate ideas
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WORD ORIGIN
mid 16th cent.: from Latin inchoatus , past participle of inchoare , variant of incohare begin.
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary. Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне. 2005