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Inceptive
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Part of speech: noun (n.)
An inceptive word, phrase, or clause.
Webster's 1828 Dictionary · 1828 2 of 2
Part of speech: adjective (a.)
Beginning; expressing or indicating beginning; as, an inceptive proposition; an inceptive verb, which expresses the beginning of action; -- called also inchoative. -- In*cep"tive*ly, adv.