incipit
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English[edit]
Etymology[edit]
Borrowed from Latin incipit (“it begins”).
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
incipit (plural incipits)
- The first few words of a text, especially its first line.
- Antonym: explicit
- (music) The first few bars of a piece of music.
Further reading[edit]
Latin[edit]
Pronunciation[edit]
- (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈin.ki.pit/, [ˈɪŋkɪpɪt̪]
- (modern Italianate Ecclesiastical) IPA(key): /ˈin.t͡ʃi.pit/, [ˈin̠ʲt͡ʃipit̪]
Verb[edit]
incipit
Categories:
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- English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *keh₂p-
- English terms borrowed from Latin
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