See Also: incunabulum(dictionary)
incunabulum(encyclopedia)

incunabulum (iou)



incunabulum noun. . E19.
[Latin incunabula neut. pl. swaddling-clothes, cradle, formed as IN-2 + cunae cradle.]
In pl. The early stages of development of a thing. E19.
A book printed at an early date; spec. one printed before 1501. M19.
incunabular adjective of or pertaining to an incunabulum or incunabula L19.
incunabulist noun a person who collects or is interested in incunabula E20.