incunable

in·cu·na·ble

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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [in-kyoo-nuh-buh l]
- /ɪnˈkyu nə bəl/
- /ɪnkjˈuːnəbəl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [in-kyoo-nuh-buh l]
- /ɪnˈkyu nə bəl/

Definitions of incunable word

noun incunable a book constituting part of a collection of incunabula. 1
noun incunable A very early printed book, specifically one printed before 1501; an incunabulum. 1
noun incunable any of the incunabula 0

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Origin of incunable

First appearance:

before 1885

One of the 21% newest English words

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

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Parts of speech for Incunable

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Incunable

incunable popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

incunable usage trend in Literature

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