ALL meanings of incipit
in·ci·pit
I i - noun incipit the introductory words or opening phrases in the text of a medieval manuscript or an early printed book. 1
- noun incipit Music. the first words of a chanted liturgical text, as that of a Gregorian chant or certain medieval motets. 1
- noun incipit The opening words of a text, manuscript, early printed book, or chanted liturgical text. 1
- noun incipit The first few words of a text, especially its first line. 0
- noun incipit here begins: used as an introductory word at the beginning of some medieval manuscripts 0
- intransitive verb incipit (here) begins: a word sometimes placed at the beginning of a medieval manuscript 0
- noun incipit the beginning of something; specif., the first words of a medieval manuscript 0