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adjective 
  1. beginning; of or related to inception
  2. (grammar) aspectually inflected to show that the action is beginning
Few languages have an aspect. In some that do, it is identical to the inchoative aspect. The aspect is often translated into English as "to start doing something".
Etymology: From Latin inceptus + adjective suffix -ive, from Latin -ivus

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