Word of the Day 7.14.9
nascent
nas·cent (n
s
nt, n
snt)
adj.
Coming into existence; emerging: “the moral shock of our nascent imperialism” (Richard Hofstadter).
[Latin nsc
ns, nscent-, present participle of nsc
, to be born; see gen- in Indo-European roots.]
nascen·cy n.
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nascent – being born or beginning; “the nascent chicks”; “a nascent insurgency”dying – in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; “a dying man”; “his dying wish”; “a dying fire”; “a dying civilization” |
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