INCUNABULUM

Etymology

Noun

incunabulum (plural incunabula)

A book, single sheet, or image that was printed before the year 1501 in Europe.

(mostly, in the plural) The cradle, birthplace, or origin of something.

Source: Wiktionary


In`cu*nab"u*lum, n.; pl. Incunabula. Etym: [L. incunabula cradle, birthplace, origin. See 1st In-, and Cunabula.]

Definition: A work of art or of human industry, of an early epoch; especially, a book printed before A. D. 1500.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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