Definitions for nascentˈnæs ənt, ˈneɪ sənt
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
nas•centˈnæs ənt, ˈneɪ sənt(adj.)
beginning to exist or develop.
Origin of nascent:
1615–25; < L nāscent-, s. of nāscēns, prp. of nāscī to be born, arise
nas′cence(n.)
nas′cen•cy(n.)
Princeton's WordNet
nascent(adj)
being born or beginning
"the nascent chicks"; "a nascent insurgency"
Wiktionary
nascent(Adjective)
Emerging; just coming into existence.
India has a nascent space industry.
nascent(Adjective)
Of the state of an element at the time it is generated from some compound.
Origin: From nascens, present participle of nascor.
Webster Dictionary
Nascent(adj)
commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ
Nascent(adj)
evolving; being evolved or produced
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