"nascency" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈneɪsənsi/ [Received-Pronunciation] Forms: nascencies [plural]
Etymology: Learned borrowing from Latin nāscentia. Doublet of nascence. Etymology templates: {{lbor|en|la|nāscentia}} Learned borrowing from Latin nāscentia, {{doublet|en|nascence}} Doublet of nascence Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nascency (countable and uncountable, plural nascencies)
  1. A state of incipiency; a quality of nascence. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nascency-en-noun-Wdq~Otkd Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

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