Incipit Definition

ĭnsĭ-pĭt, ĭngkĭ-

noun

The opening words of a text, especially when used in place of a title to identify an otherwise untitled work.

American Heritage

The beginning of something; specif., the first words of a medieval manuscript.

Webster's New World

verb

(here) Begins: a word sometimes placed at the beginning of a medieval manuscript.

Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Incipit

Singular:

incipit

Plural:

incipits

From Latin third person sing. present tense of incipere to begin inception

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Latin incipit (“it begins”)

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