Etymology

editio princeps

Today it means: The first printed edition of a work previously only published in manuscript form. Full definition →

New Latin ēditiō prīnceps
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  1. New Latin · borrowed fromēditiō prīnceps“first edition”
  2. English todayeditio princeps

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

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