nascence
nascence · nascences
Coming into being; inception, beginningComing into being; inception, beginning.
/ˈneɪ.səns/
Meaning
2 senses(countable, rare, uncountable)Birth.
(countable, uncountable)Coming into being; inception, beginning.
More definitions
- the event of being born
Origin
Adapted borrowing of Latin nāscentia + -ence, from nāscentem (“arising young, immature”),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.
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Forms
plural: nascencesSynonyms
4 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsDerivedconnascence
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable