English dictionary
inceptive
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Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
adjective
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Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an <i>inceptive</i> proposition; an <i>inceptive</i> verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also <i>inchoative</i>.
Source: webster1913
noun
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An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.
Source: webster1913