First Known Use: 1849
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incunabulum
noun in·cu·nab·u·lum \ˌin-kyə-ˈna-byə-ləm, ˌiŋ-\
plural in·cu·nab·u·la\-lə\
Definition of INCUNABULUM
1
: a book printed before 1501
2
: a work of art or of industry of an early period
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Origin of INCUNABULUM
New Latin, from Latin incunabula, plural, bands holding the baby in a cradle, from in- + cunae cradle
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