incunabulum noun.
[ɪnkjʊ'nabjʊlǝm] Pl. (earlier) -la
[-lǝ].
E19.[Latin incunabula neut. pl. swaddling-clothes, cradle, formed as IN-2 + cunae cradle.]1. In
pl. The early stages of development of a thing.
E19.2. A book printed at an early date;
spec. one printed before 1501.
M19. ■ incunabular adjective of or pertaining to an incunabulum or incunabula
L19. ■ incunabulist noun a person who collects or is interested in incunabula
E20. [TahlilGaran] English Dictionary ▲