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What does nascent mean?

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Adjective
  1. Emerging; just coming into existence.
  2. (mathematics) Describing a quantity of object that is starting to grow from zero or an infinitesimal beginning. Also the creation or identification of an infinitesimal delta.
  3. Describing the state, aspect, or practice of an abstract concept.
  4. (chemistry) Of the state of an element at the time it is being generated from some compound or transitioning from one state to another; Newly released from a compound (especially hydrogen and oxygen) by a chemical reaction or electrolysis and possessing heightened reactivity; Newly synthesized (especially protein or RNA) by translation or transcription.
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The mushrooming of political parties, syndicates, and newspapers signals a nascent political pluralism upon which democracy can be built.
With the lie of Scottish theatreland already shifting, we are seeing a nascent, semiconscious shuffling for position for next year's awards.
The nascent temperance movement, too, is suggested by the rotund whiskey jug placed prominently in the foreground.
The nascent charging infrastructure in many cities in the US and around the world is taking away some of the range anxiety of pure electrics.
Steiner will undoubtedly exercise his executive powers and quash any nascent independence declaration, yet the damage is already done.
The nascent political order taking shape in the country also has a rough-and-tumble feel.

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