incunabulum


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incunabulum /ˌɪnkjʊˈnabjʊləm/ (also incunable /ɪnˈkjuːnəb(ə)l/)
noun (pl. incunabula) an early printed book, especially one printed before 1501.
– origin C19: from L. incunabula (neut. pl.) ‘swaddling clothes, cradle’.
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