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EMBRYONIC

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• EMBRYONIC (adjective)
The adjective EMBRYONIC has 2 senses:

1. of an organism prior to birth or hatching
2. in an early stage of development

Familiarity information: EMBRYONIC used as an adjective is rare.

• EMBRYONIC (adjective)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

Of an organism prior to birth or hatching

Synonyms:

embryologic; embryonal; embryonic

Context examples:

in the embryonic stage / embryologic development

Similar:

immature (not yet mature)

Sense 2

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Meaning:

In an early stage of development

Synonyms:

embryotic; embryonic

Context examples:

the embryonic government staffed by survivors of the massacre / an embryonic nation, not yet self-governing

Similar:

early (being or occurring at an early stage of development)

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