Inceptive

  • 11inceptive — adj. & n. adj. 1 a beginning. b initial. 2 Gram. (of a verb) that denotes the beginning of an action. n. an inceptive verb. Etymology: LL inceptivus (as INCEPT) …

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  • 12inceptive — I. noun Date: 1612 an inchoative verb II. adjective Date: 1656 1. inchoative 2 2. of or relating to a beginning • inceptively adverb …

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  • 13inceptive — Synonyms and related words: abecedarian, aboriginal, antenatal, autochthonous, beginning, budding, creative, elemental, elementary, embryonic, fetal, formative, foundational, fundamental, gestatory, in embryo, in its infancy, in the bud,… …

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  • 14inceptive — (Roget s Thesaurus II) adjective Of, relating to, or occurring at the start of something: beginning, incipient, initial, initiatory, introductory, leadoff. See START …

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  • 15inceptive — in cep·tive || ɪn septɪv adj. beginning, commencing, initial; of a beginning; pertaining to the beginning of an action (Grammar) …

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  • 16inceptive — a. Inchoative, that denotes a beginning …

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  • 17inceptive — in·cep·tive …

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  • 18Inceptively — Inceptive In*cep tive, a. Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; called also {inchoative}. {In*cep tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 19inchoative — Inceptive In*cep tive, a. Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; called also {inchoative}. {In*cep tive*ly}, adv. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 20Chinese grammar — This article describes the grammar of Standard Chinese. For the grammars of other forms of Chinese, see their respective articles via links on Chinese language and varieties of Chinese. 中文語法/中文语法 Zhōngwén yǔfǎ (Chinese grammar) Standard Chinese… …

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