Incunabulum
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˌɪn.kjʊˈnæb.jʊ.ləm/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Incunabulum is a noun meaning (printing) A book, single sheet, or image that was printed before the year 1501 in Europe.
Meaning
(printing) A book, single sheet, or image that was printed before the year 1501 in Europe.
More Meanings
- (chiefly in the plural) The cradle, birthplace, or origin of something.
Example Sentences
Sebastian, a profound student of such lore, had long believed that the book was a mere medieval legend; and he had been startled as well as gratified when he found this copy on the shelves of a dealer in old manuscripts and incunabula.
Something about him reminded me of one of those figures from old-fashioned playing cards or the sort used by fortune-tellers, a print straight from the pages of an incunabulum: his presence was both funereal and incandescent, like a curse dressed in its Sunday best.
Word Forms
- incunabula
Synonyms for incunabulum
Depending on context, synonyms include fifteener.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include imprimery, iconograph, first, hornbook, frontispiece, blank.
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