nascence

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English

Etymology

From Latin nascentem (arising young, immature), present participle of nasci (to be born) (Old Latin gnasci; see genus).[1]

Pronunciation

Noun

nascence (countable and uncountable, plural nascences)

  1. (rare) Birth.
    • 2004, Linda Dorrell, The Trees of Eden: A Novel, Fleming H Revell Company, →ISBN:
      He had discerned that I was with child. He was a physician first. When he came around offering to see me through my baby's nascence, Mother so thoroughly scolded him for his audacity that he was again left speechless. "I will see to the birth ..."
  2. Coming into being; inception, beginning.
    • 2014, Terry Rey, Bourdieu on Religion: Imposing Faith and Legitimacy, Routledge, →ISBN, page 119:
      Careful examination of Romaine's prophecy reveals the operative nature of the Kongolese religious habitus in the nascence of Haitian Vodou, a religion that truly began to crystallize during the Revolution.

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References

  1. ^ Douglas Harper (2001–2024) “nascent”, in Online Etymology Dictionary.