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[ adjective ] coming into existence
Examples "a nascent republic" Used in print (Ralph J. Salisbury, "On the Old Santa Fe Trail...)Suddenly a treble auto horn tootley-toot-tootled , and , thumbing hopefully , I saw emergent in windshield flash : red lips , streaming silk of blonde hair and - ah , trembling confusion of hope , apprehension , despair - the leering face of old Herry . Related terms |
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