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Definition of: incunabula
(in′ky·nab′yə·lə) noun plural of in·cu·nab·u·lum (-ləm)
The beginnings or the earliest monuments of an art, race, or development; cradle; birthplace; specifically, specimens of printing and block engraving that appeared before A.D. 1500. [<L <in- in + cunabula, dim. of cunae a cradle]
—in′·cu·nab′u·lar adjective
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