Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

incunabulum

/ˌɪn.kjʊˈnæb.jʊ.ləm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: in-cunab-u-lum
IPA: /ˌɪn.kjʊˈnæb.jʊ.ləm/

17

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

4

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A book, single sheet, or image that was printed before the year 1501 in Europe.

noun

The cradle, birthplace, or origin of something.

Example Sentences

"Sebastian, a profound student of such lore, had long believed that the book was a mere medieval legend; and he had been startled as well as gratified when he found this copy on the shelves of a dealer in old manuscripts and incunabula."
"Something about him reminded me of one of those figures from old-fashioned playing cards or the sort used by fortune-tellers, a print straight from the pages of an incunabulum: his presence was both funereal and incandescent, like a curse dressed in its Sunday best."

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin incūnābulum (“cradle, origin”).

Inflected Forms

incunabula (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

incunabular incunabulist incunable

Synonyms

fifteener

Questions

How do you pronounce incunabulum?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌɪn.kjʊˈnæb.jʊ.ləm/.
What does incunabulum mean?: A book, single sheet, or image that was printed before the year 1501 in Europe.
Where does incunabulum come from?: Borrowed from Latin incūnābulum (“cradle, origin”).

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