incipit

English

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incipit (“it begins”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈɪnsɪpɪt/
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Noun

incipit (plural incipits)

  1. The first few words of a text, especially its first line.
  2. (music) The first few bars of a piece of music.

Further reading

Latin

Verb

incipit

  1. third-person singular present active indicative of incipiō
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