embryonic

Meanings

1. 1
   adj

   in an early stage of development

   The embryonic government is staffed by survivors of the massacre.

2. 2
   adj

   of an organism prior to birth or hatching

   The baby is in the embryonic stage.

3. 3
   adj

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

   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.

From New Latin embryonicus.

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