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Meanings of incipit in English
First few words of the opening line of a poem, song, or book, often used in lieu of a title.
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Examples for "first lines"
Examples for "first lines"
1
Bellis took the book from him and slowly translated the first lines.
2
A few of the first lines, I have just rough-sketched as follows:
3
He could hear Yefimya with a shaking voice reading the first lines.
4
The two first lines of Phaer's third Aeneid will exemplify this measure:
5
The first lines of his sketch were emerging now under his right hand.
Usage of incipit in English
1
The document commences in the following manner: Incipit liber qui vocatur Bolden Book.
Translations for incipit
Portuguese
Catalan
Incipit through the time