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inchoate

IPA pronunciation: /ɪnˈkəʊ.eɪt/

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Russian meaning

Зачаточный, неразвитый

English definition

Just begun and so not fully formed or developed; rudimentary.

Example

His research proposal presented only an inchoate theoretical framework.

Collocations

inchoate stage
inchoate ideas
inchoate thoughts

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