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From New Latin embryonicus.[1]

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embryonic (comparative more embryonic, superlative most embryonic)

  1. (embryology) Of or relating to an embryo.
  2. (figuratively) Of a project, etc: very new and still evolving; yet to reach its full potential.
    • 2023 February 22, Sir Michael Holden, “Comment: A farewell to micro-management”, in RAIL, number 977, page 3:
      We are also to see the green-lighting of some much overdue reform of fares and ticketing, even if it's still embryonic and to be trialled on part or the network.

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  1. ^ embryonic”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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embryonic (not comparable)

  1. embryonic, embryonal

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