incunabula

incunabula

in·cu·nab·u·la / ˌinkəˈnab-yələ; ˌing-/ • n. (sing. in·cu·nab·u·lum / ˌinkəˈnabyələm; ˌing-/ or in·cu·na·ble / inˈkyoōnəbəl/ ) early printed books, esp. those printed before 1501. ∎ archaic the early stages of the development of something. DERIVATIVES: in·cu·nab·u·list / -list/ n.

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incunabula

incunabula earliest stages or first beginnings; books produced in the ‘infancy’ of printing, i.e. before 1501 A.D. XIX — L. n. pl., swaddling-clothes, cradle, birthplace, infancy, origin, f. IN-1 + cūnabula, f. cūnæ cradle.

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T. F. HOAD. "incunabula." The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology. 1996. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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incunabula

incunabula the early stages of the development of something; in particular, early printed books, especially those printed before 1501. The word comes from Latin, meaning literally ‘swaddling clothes’.

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ELIZABETH KNOWLES. "incunabula." The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase and Fable. 2006. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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incunabula

incunabula, incunables, books printed before the 16th cent., from the Latin word for ‘swaddling clothes’, hence ‘infancy’.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "incunabula." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Encyclopedia.com. 26 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

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MARGARET DRABBLE and JENNY STRINGER. "incunabula." The Concise Oxford Companion to English Literature. 2003. Retrieved May 26, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O54-incunabulaincunables.html

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