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Word: Inchoate
Speech Type: Adjective
Etymology:
mid 16th century: from Latin inchoatus, past participle of inchoare, variant of incohare ‘begin’
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈkəʊət
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ɪnˈkəʊeɪt
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɪnkəʊət
Dialects: British English
Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling:
ˈɪnkəʊeɪt
Dialects: British English
Definition:
just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary
Short Definition:just begun and so not fully formed or developed
Examples:- a still inchoate democracy
Definition:
(of an offence, such as incitement or conspiracy) anticipating or preparatory to a further criminal act.
Short Definition:of offence anticipating or preparatory to further criminal act
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