Meaning & use
nascence
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The process or condition of being born or coming into existence; the beginning stage of something.
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Historians trace the nascence of the movement to a handful of pamphlets circulated in the 1840s.
The company was still in its nascence when the pandemic upended its business plan.
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Related to "nascent," both words trace back to the Latin "nasci," meaning "to be born."
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