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editiones principes

editiones principes is the plural of editio princeps.

Meaning of editio princeps

Noun

editio princeps (plural editiones principes)

  1. (humanities) 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.1903, Mabel Osgood Wright, People of the Whirlpool

Questions about editiones principes

What is editiones principes the plural of?
Editiones principes is the plural of editio princeps.

Words near editiones principes in the dictionary

  1. editionalized
  2. editionalizes
  3. editionalizing
  4. editionals
  5. editioned
  6. editiones principes
  7. editioning
  8. editions
  9. editless
  10. editome
  11. editomes

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