"nascence" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈneɪ.səns/ [Received-Pronunciation, US] Forms: nascences [plural]
Etymology: From Latin nascentem (“arising young, immature”), present participle of nasci (“to be born”) (Old Latin gnasci; see genus). Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|nascens|nascentem|arising young, immature}} Latin nascentem (“arising young, immature”) Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} nascence (countable and uncountable, plural nascences)
  1. (rare) Birth. Tags: countable, rare, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nascence-en-noun-Hr67Iwj4
  2. Coming into being; inception, beginning. Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-nascence-en-noun-rxsm5uFv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 1 99 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 2 98 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 2 98
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: nascentness

Inflected forms

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