Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incipit

/ˈɪnsɪpɪt/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.70 in modern English

Syllables: in-cip-it
IPA: /ˈɪnsɪpɪt/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

3

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The first few words of a text, especially its first line.

noun

The first few bars of a piece of music.

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incipit (“it begins”).

Inflected Forms

incipits (plural)

Antonyms

explicit

Questions

How do you pronounce incipit?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈɪnsɪpɪt/.
What does incipit mean?: The first few words of a text, especially its first line.
Where does incipit come from?: Borrowed from Latin incipit (“it begins”).

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