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Outset vs Incipience - What's the difference?

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As nouns the difference between outset and incipience

is that outset is the beginning or initial stage of something while incipience is a beginning, or first stage.

outset

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • the beginning or initial stage of something
    • He agreed and understood from the outset , so don't bother explaining again.
  • * {{quote-news
    • , year=2011 , date=October 15 , author=Michael Da Silva , title=Wigan 1 - 3 Bolton , work=BBC Sport citation , page= , passage=Six successive defeats had left them rooted to the bottom of the Premier League table but, clearly under instructions to attack from the outset , Bolton started far the brighter.}}

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    incipience

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A beginning, or first stage

    • Related terms

    *incipient

    References

    *OED 2nd edition 1989