English Explanatory Dictionary

nascence

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Birth.
  2. Coming into being; inception, beginning.

Pronunciation

/ˈneɪ.səns/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-nascence.wav

Word forms

nascence nascences

Etymology

Adapted borrowing of Latin nāscentia + -ence, from nāscentem (“arising young, immature”), present participle of nāscī (“to be born”) (Old Latin gnāscī; see genus). Doublet of nascency.

Synonyms

nascentness

Derived words

connascence
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