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- [in-kyoo-nab-yuh-luh, ing-]
- /ˌɪn kyʊˈnæb yə lə, ˌɪŋ-/
- /ɪnkʌnˈabjʊləm/
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- [in-kyoo-nab-yuh-luh, ing-]
- /ˌɪn kyʊˈnæb yə lə, ˌɪŋ-/
Definition of incunabulum word
- noun incunabulum A book, single sheet, or image that was printed — not handwritten — before the year 1501 in Europe. 1
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Origin of incunabulum
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
1815-25; < Latin: straps holding a baby in a cradle, earliest home, birthplace, probably equivalent to *incūnā(re) to place in a cradle (in- in-2 + *-cūnāre, verbal derivative of cūnae cradle) + -bula, plural of -bulum suffix of instrument; def. 1 as translation of German Wiegendrucke
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Parts of speech for Incunabulum
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preposition
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incunabulum popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 66% 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.
incunabulum usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for incunabulum
noun incunabulum
- inception — beginning; start; commencement.
- nonage — the period of legal minority, or of an age below 21.
- outset — the beginning or start: I wanted to explain the situation at the outset.
- minority — the smaller part or number; a number, part, or amount forming less than half of the whole.
- start — to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
Antonyms for incunabulum
noun incunabulum
- completion — the act of completing, or finishing
- old age — the last period of human life, now often considered to be the years after 65.
- conclusion — When you come to a conclusion, you decide that something is true after you have thought about it carefully and have considered all the relevant facts.
- finish — to bring (something) to an end or to completion; complete: to finish a novel; to finish breakfast.
- end — Come or bring to a final point; finish.
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