Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

editio princeps

/ɪˌdɪʃɪoʊ ˈprɪnsɛps/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.73 in modern English

Syllables: edi-tio prin-ceps
IPA: /ɪˌdɪʃɪoʊ ˈprɪnsɛps/

21

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

3

Syllables

10

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form.

Example Sentences

"A caller interrupted me yesterday, a most persistent fellow and a dangerous one to the purse of the tyro collector of Americana, though not to me. He was a man of some pretence to classic education, and superficially versed in lore of title, date, and editio princeps."
"The extract from the Missal of Constance, which was printed before the editio princeps […] does not contain the formulae for Advent, Sundays after Epiphany, Lent and the Sundays after Easter and Pentecost; […]"
"If the editio princeps was an attempt to create an authoritative version of the pontifical, such was not yet attainable."

Etymology

From New Latin ēditiō prīnceps (“first edition”), 1800s.

Word Breakdown

Root: ēditiō prīnceps

Inflected Forms

editiones principes (plural)

Phrases

translatio princeps

Frequently Paired Words

incunabulum translatio princeps

Questions

How do you pronounce editio princeps?: The recorded pronunciation is /ɪˌdɪʃɪoʊ ˈprɪnsɛps/.
What does editio princeps mean?: The first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form.
Where does editio princeps come from?: From New Latin ēditiō prīnceps (“first edition”), 1800s.

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