NASCENT


Meaning of NASCENT in English

/ ˈnæsnt; NAmE / adjective

( formal ) beginning to exist; not yet fully developed

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WORD ORIGIN

early 17th cent.: from Latin nascent- being born, from the verb nasci .

Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary.      Оксфордский английский словарь для изучающик язык на продвинутом уровне.