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Entry 2 senses · 2 variants Webster, 1913

Inceptive

· In·cep·tive · IPA /ɪnˈsɛptɪv/
01 a. Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; --…
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    Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also inchoative. Also: inchoative
02 n. An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.
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    An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.