incunabula

[ in-kyoo-nab-yuh-luh, ing- ]

/ ˌɪn kyʊˈnæb yə lə, ˌɪŋ- /

plural noun, singular in·cu·nab·u·lum [in-kyoo-nab-yuh-luhm, ing-]. /ˌɪn kyʊˈnæb yə ləm, ˌɪŋ-/.

extant copies of books produced in the earliest stages (before 1501) of printing from movable type.

the earliest stages or first traces of anything.

Origin of incunabula

First recorded in 1815–25; from Latin: “straps holding a baby in a cradle, earliest home, birthplace,” probably equivalent to unattested *incūnā(re) “to place in a cradle” (in- in-² + unattested -cūnāre, verbal derivative of cūnae “cradle”) + -bula, plural of -bulum suffix of instrument; def. 1 as translation of German Wiegendrucke

OTHER WORDS FROM incunabula

in·cu·nab·u·lar, adjectivepost·in·cu·nab·u·la, adjective

Words nearby incunabula

incumbency, incumbent, incumbent on, incumber, incunable, incunabula, incur, incurable, incurious, incurrence, incurrent

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Example sentences from the Web for incunabula

Salisbury is rich in incunabula, and a catalogue has recently been printed.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various
The present number of volumes is about 115,000, of which over 2500 are incunabula.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5|Various
It hardly needs be told why so few of the incunabula of the Philippines have survived.
Doctrina Christiana|Anonymous
Beughem's Incunabula Typographica, 1688, 12mo., is both jejune and grossly erroneous.
Bibliomania; or Book-Madness|Thomas Frognall Dibdin

With the exception of the Arbolayre, copies of all the incunabula herbals mentioned below are to be found in the British Museum.
The Old English Herbals|Eleanour Sinclair Rohde

British Dictionary definitions for incunabula

incunabula

/ (ˌɪnkjʊˈnæbjʊlə) /

pl n singular -lum (-ləm)

any book printed before 1501

the infancy or earliest stages of something; beginnings

Derived forms of incunabula

incunabular, adjective

Word Origin for incunabula

C19: from Latin, originally: swaddling clothes, hence beginnings, from in- ² + cūnābula cradle

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单词	incunabula
释义	incunabula [ in-kyoo-nab-yuh-luh, ing- ] / ˌɪn kyʊˈnæb yə lə, ˌɪŋ- / plural noun, singular in·cu·nab·u·lum [in-kyoo-nab-yuh-luhm, ing-]. /ˌɪn kyʊˈnæb yə ləm, ˌɪŋ-/. extant copies of books produced in the earliest stages (before 1501) of printing from movable type. the earliest stages or first traces of anything. Origin of incunabula First recorded in 1815–25; from Latin: “straps holding a baby in a cradle, earliest home, birthplace,” probably equivalent to unattested *incūnā(re) “to place in a cradle” (in- in-² + unattested -cūnāre, verbal derivative of cūnae “cradle”) + -bula, plural of -bulum suffix of instrument; def. 1 as translation of German Wiegendrucke OTHER WORDS FROM incunabula in·cu·nab·u·lar, adjectivepost·in·cu·nab·u·la, adjective Words nearby incunabula incumbency, incumbent, incumbent on, incumber, incunable, incunabula, incur, incurable, incurious, incurrence, incurrent Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for incunabula Salisbury is rich in incunabula, and a catalogue has recently been printed. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5\|Various The present number of volumes is about 115,000, of which over 2500 are incunabula. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5\|Various It hardly needs be told why so few of the incunabula of the Philippines have survived. Doctrina Christiana\|Anonymous Beughem's Incunabula Typographica, 1688, 12mo., is both jejune and grossly erroneous. Bibliomania; or Book-Madness\|Thomas Frognall Dibdin With the exception of the Arbolayre, copies of all the incunabula herbals mentioned below are to be found in the British Museum. The Old English Herbals\|Eleanour Sinclair Rohde British Dictionary definitions for incunabula incunabula / (ˌɪnkjʊˈnæbjʊlə) / pl n singular -lum (-ləm) any book printed before 1501 the infancy or earliest stages of something; beginnings Derived forms of incunabula incunabular, adjective Word Origin for incunabula C19: from Latin, originally: swaddling clothes, hence beginnings, from in- ² + cūnābula cradle Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to incunabula inception, nonage, outset, minority, start, immaturity, beginning, childhood, pupilage
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incunabula

plural noun, singular in·cu·nab·u·lum [in-kyoo-nab-yuh-luhm, ing-]. /ˌɪn kyʊˈnæb yə ləm, ˌɪŋ-/.

Origin of incunabula

OTHER WORDS FROM incunabula

Words nearby incunabula

Example sentences from the Web for incunabula

British Dictionary definitions for incunabula

pl n singular -lum (-ləm)

Derived forms of incunabula

Word Origin for incunabula

Words related to incunabula