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Incipit
Definition:
An incipit refers to the opening words or phrase of a text, typically found in literature or musical compositions.
Example Sentences:
- "It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a single man in possession of a good fortune, must be in want of a wife." - Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice
- "Once upon a midnight dreary, while I pondered, weak and weary..." - Edgar Allan Poe, The Raven
- The incipit of Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 is instantly recognizable with its memorable four-note motif.
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