inceptive[adjective]Synonyms: initial, beginning, incipient, initiative, initiatory, introductory, nascent
Antonyms: terminal
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inceptive noun & adjective.
[ɪn'sɛptɪv] E17.[Late Latin inceptivus, formed as INCEPT: see -IVE.]A. noun.
Grammar. An inceptive verb.
E17.b. adjective.
1. Commencing, incipient; marking the beginning of something, initial.
M17.2. Grammar &
Logic. Expressing the beginning of (an) action; esp. in
inceptive verb.
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