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First attested in 1653; formed as Latin sinciput + -al, as if from Latin sincipitālis, which was in fact a later coinage first attested in 1757.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Today it means: Of or relating to the sinciput. Full definition →
First attested in 1653; formed as Latin sinciput + -al, as if from Latin sincipitālis, which was in fact a later coinage first attested in 1757.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.