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Nascent (April 6, 2005)

 
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 07, 2005 12:51 pm    Post subject: Nascent (April 6, 2005) Reply with quote
nascent, adj.:

Beginning to exist or having recently come into existence; coming into being.
Emerging, beginning to develop
Of or relation to the state of a chemical element at the moment it is set free from one of its compounds

nascency, n.


Example:
This surprising success promoted several other companies to enter this nascent market. -- Ted Gioia, The History of Jazz
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