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incunable

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[in-kyoo-nuh-buhl] / ɪnˈkyu nə bəl /

noun

  1. a book constituting part of a collection of incunabula.

Etymology

Origin of incunable

1885–90; < French < Latin incūnābulum. See incunabula

Example Sentences

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“Artists we’ve never heard. This is like the incunable of books. For the most part gone. Not to be found. It’s not out there.”

From Washington Post • Jun. 24, 2018

Mari� Cristina can't come without her brother and he is an incunable* of 24, all serious and gummy.

From Time Magazine Archive

What constitutes a true incunable cannot be defined in a sentence.

From Fine Books by Pollard, Alfred W. (Alfred William)

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