Definition of nascent Nascent

/nejˈsʌnt/ - [neysunt] - nas•cent

We found 7 definitions of nascent from 5 different sources.

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What does nascent mean?

WordNet

WordNet by Princeton University

Adjective

nascent, nascenter, nascentest

nascent - being born or beginning; "the nascent chicks"; "a nascent insurgency"
  dying in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be; "a dying man"; "his dying wish"; "a dying fire"; "a dying civilization"
  emergent, emerging coming into existence; "an emergent republic"
  dissilient bursting open with force, as do some ripe seed vessels
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

  • nascent (a.)
    Commencing, or in process of development; beginning to exist or to grow; coming into being; as, a nascent germ.
  • nascent (a.)
    Evolving; being evolved or produced.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

  • nascent
    nas′ent, adj. springing up: arising: beginning to exist or to grow.—n. Nas′cency, the beginning of production: birth or origin. [L. nascens, -entis, pr.p. of nasci, natus, to be born.]

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  • nascent, adjective.

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