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embrionario

embryonic

adjective em-bryoh-NAH-ryoh Rare

Origin: From Latin embryo (embryo) + -arius.

Also means

rudimentary

Usage Note

Embrionario literally describes something in an embryonic biological stage, but it is most often used figuratively — en estado embrionario means 'in its embryonic/early stages'. The feminine form is embrionaria. It implies something that has not yet fully developed or taken shape.

Examples

"El proyecto está en fase embrionaria."

Natural Translation

The project is in its embryonic phase.

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