incipit
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