Definition of nascent

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nas·cent    (nsnt, nsnt) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:

Coming into existence; emerging: "the moral shock of our nascent imperialism" (Richard Hofstadter).

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ETYMOLOGY:
Latin nscns , nscent- present participle of nsc, to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots

OTHER FORMS:
nascen·cy (Noun)

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