INCUNABULUM


Meaning of INCUNABULUM in English

n.

Pronunciation: ˌ in-ky ə - ' na-by ə -l ə m, ˌ i ŋ -

Function: noun

Inflected Form: plural -la \ -l ə \

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin incunabula, plural, bands holding the baby in a cradle, from in- + cunae cradle

Date: 1849

1 : a book printed before 1501

2 : a work of art or of industry of an early period

Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary.      Merriam Webster - Энциклопедический словарь английского языка.