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editio princeps
e·di·ti·o prin·ceps
[
i dìshee ō prín sèps
]
(
plural
e·di·ti·o·nes prin·ci·pes
[
i dishee neez prínsə peez
]
)
noun
Definition:
first edition:
the first printed edition of a piece of writing
(
literary
)
[
< modern Latin, "first edition"
]
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