editio princeps
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editio princeps
- /ɪˌdɪʃɪoʊ ˈprɪnsɛps/
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From New Latin ēditiō prīnceps (“first edition”), 1800s.
noun editiones principes
- The first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form. 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.
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noun first printed edition of a work previously only published as manuscript
| Français | édition originale |
|---|---|
| Deutsch | Erstdruck |
| Ελληνικά | πρώτη έκδοση próti ékdosi |
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title = {editio princeps},
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