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Incipiency

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n. A state of nascency; a quality of incipience.

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n. beginning to exist or to be apparent

Word Usage

"Because of the space program -- because of the space program we have developed sophisticated imaging technology that soon we can put across human bodies and find cancers in their very incipiency so that we'll be able to save more lives than ever before."

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Words that are more generic or abstract

commencement starting time beginning start kickoff