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Added 9 October 2026

embryonic

/ˈɛm.bɹi.ɒn.ɪk/ adjective

Latin root: embryonicus Wiktionary

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Of or relating to an embryo.
Of a project, etc: very new and still evolving; yet to reach its full potential.

Origin

From New Latin embryonicus.

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