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nascence

/ˈneɪsəns/
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Nascence means being born or coming into existence for the first time. The nascence of a business idea is very exciting for an entrepreneur.

The noun nascence is commonly used to talk about the development of something new, or the emerging of great potential. During its nascence, not many people had any idea what the Internet would look like in a few years. It's impossible to remember anything about your own nascence, although your parents may tell you stories about it. The Latin root is nascentem, "arising young, or immature," from nasci, "to be born."

Definitions of nascence
  1. noun
    the event of being born
    synonyms: birth, nascency, nativity
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    types:
    delivery
    the event of giving birth
    live birth
    the birth of a living fetus (regardless of the length of gestation)
    posthumous birth
    birth of a child by Caesarean section after the death of the mother
    posthumous birth
    birth of a child after the father has died
    rebirth, reincarnation, renascence
    a second or new birth
    blessed event, happy event
    the live birth of a child
    transmigration
    the passing of a soul into another body after death
    cycle of rebirth
    (Hinduism) repeated rebirth in new forms
    type of:
    alteration, change, modification
    an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
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