INCIPIT

Meaning of INCIPIT in English

[in.ci.pit] n [L, it begins, fr. incipere] (1897): the first part: beginning; specif: the opening words of a text of a medieval manuscript or early printed book

Merriam-Webster English vocab. Английский словарь Merriam Webster. 2012

INCIPIT — noun Etymology: Latin, it begins, from incipere Date: 1897 the first part ; beginning
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
INCIPIT — ˈin(t)səpə̇t, ˈiŋkə-, esp in senses b & c ˈinchə- noun ( -s ) Etymology: Latin, it begins, 3d person singular …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
INCIPIT — /in"si pit/ ; Lat. /ing"ki pit/ , n. 1. the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
INCIPIT — noun Etymology: Latin, it begins, from incipere Date: 1897 : the first part : beginning ; specifically : the opening …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
INCIPIT — [ 'ɪnsɪpɪt ] ■ noun the opening of a manuscript, early printed book, or chanted liturgical text. Origin L., lit. …
Concise Oxford English vocab
INCIPIT — (Latin here begins) the opening word or words of a medieval Western manuscript or early printed book. In the absence …
Britannica English vocabulary
INCIPIT — n. Pronunciation: ' in(t)-s ə -p ə t, ' i ŋ -k ə - ˌ pit; in- ' si-p ə …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
EXPLICIT — in bookmaking, a device added to the end of some manuscripts and incunabula by the author or scribe and providing …
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