Inchoate
Pronunciation : In"cho*ate
Part of Speech : a.
Etymology : [L. inchoatus, better incohatus, p. p. of incohare to begin.]
Definition : Defn: Recently, or just, begun; beginning; partially but not fully in existence or operation; existing in its elements; incomplete. -- In"cho*ate*ly, adv. Neither a substance perfect, nor a substance inchoate. Raleigh.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
Pronunciation : In"cho*ate
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To begin. [Obs.] Dr. H. More.
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Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913
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