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embryonic
What does embryonic mean?
embryonic (adjective): in an early stage of development.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use embryonic in a sentence?
- An embryonic nation, not yet self-governing. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
Where does embryonic come from?
From New Latin embryonicus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to embryonic
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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measured or expressed in numbers
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likely or most likely to be true
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in an early stage of development
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performed or happening in secret
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