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Books printed before 1501
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incunabula
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n. (plural of incunabulum English)
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Incunabula is the name of a quality small press based in Seattle, Washington , United States . The company is under the sole proprietorship of Ron Drummond , who serves as publisher, editor, and production manager. The company's distinctive logo, consisting ...
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Incunabulum \In`cu*nab"u*lum\, n.; pl. Incunabula . [L. incunabula cradle, birthplace, origin. See 1st In- , and Cunabula .] A work of art or of human industry, of an early epoch; especially, a book printed before a. d. 1500.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
"swaddling clothes," also, figuratively, "childhood, beginnings;" 1824, from Latin incunabula (neuter plural), ultimately from cunae "cradle," from PIE *koi-na- , from root *kei- "to lie; bed, couch."
Usage examples of incunabula.
Yama and Telmon had most of the major verses of the Puranas by heart, and were guided by Zakiel to read extensively in chrestomathies and incunabulae, but while Telmon dutifully followed the program Zakiel set out, Yama preferred to idle time away dreaming over bestiaries, prosopographies and maps—most especially maps.