"nascent" meaning in English

See nascent in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈneɪ.sənt/ [US, UK] Audio: en-us-nascent.ogg [US], en-us-nascent-2.ogg [US] Forms: nascent [positive], – [comparative], – [superlative]
Head templates: {{adj}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something is nascent, it was only emerged but has the potential to become larger quickly.
    Sense id: simple-nascent-en-adj-M~c35ZkP
     
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