incunable
Americannoun
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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