Etymology

incunabulum

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Today it means: A book, single sheet, or image that was printed before the year 1501 in Europe. Full definition →

Latin incūnābulum
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  2. Latin · borrowed fromincūnābulum
  3. English todayincunabulum

Borrowed from Latin incūnābulum (“cradle, origin”).

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