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inceptive en · ADJ

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈsɛptɪv/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“to begin”).

Meanings

1. Beginning; of or relating to inception.
2. Aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning.
   • The inceptive aspect is often translated into English as "to start [doing something]".

Forms

Deriveds

inceptively

Relateds

incipient · incept · fientive · inchoative · inception

inceptive en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• /ɪnˈsɛptɪv/ (US)
• (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Borrowed from French inceptif, from the Latin inceptīvus, from incipiō (“to begin”).

Meanings

1. An inceptive construction.

Forms