nascent
adjective/ˈneɪsnt/, /ˈnæsnt/
/ˈneɪsnt/
(formal)- beginning to exist; not yet fully developed
- a nascent industry
- a nascent democracy
Oxford Collocations DictionaryNascent is used with these nouns:- movement
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin nascent- ‘being born’, from the verb nasci.Want to learn more?
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