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Noun: inceptive
  1. Aspect with regard to the beginning of the action of the verb
    - inchoative, inchoative aspect
Adjective: inceptive
  1. Beginning to develop
    "inceptive stages"
    - inchoative

Derived forms: inceptives

See also: immature

Type of: aspect

Encyclopedia: Inceptive