Definition of incunable in English:

incunable

noun ɪnˈkjuːnəb(ə)linˈkyo͞onəbəl

another term for incunabulum
Example sentencesExamples
- His annotations to an incunable edition of Old Frisian law reveal his interest in Anglo-Saxon canon law.
- The work was printed in 1493 by Anton Koberger, and includes 1809 woodcuts from 645 blocks, making it the most richly illustrated incunable.
- He seems to have had little direct contact with the British Museum, except that in November 1943 he presented one French incunable to the museum.
- A complete issue of the John Rylands Bulletin is here dedicated to that library's holdings of Spanish incunables, which number twenty.

Origin

Late 19th century: via French from Latin incunabula (see incunabulum).

Definition of incunable in US English:

incunable

nouninˈkyo͞onəbəl

another term for incunabulum
Example sentencesExamples
- A complete issue of the John Rylands Bulletin is here dedicated to that library's holdings of Spanish incunables, which number twenty.
- The work was printed in 1493 by Anton Koberger, and includes 1809 woodcuts from 645 blocks, making it the most richly illustrated incunable.
- He seems to have had little direct contact with the British Museum, except that in November 1943 he presented one French incunable to the museum.
- His annotations to an incunable edition of Old Frisian law reveal his interest in Anglo-Saxon canon law.

Origin

Late 19th century: via French from Latin incunabula (see incunabulum).

词汇	incunable
释义	Definition of incunable in English: incunable noun ɪnˈkjuːnəb(ə)linˈkyo͞onəbəl another term for incunabulum Example sentencesExamples His annotations to an incunable edition of Old Frisian law reveal his interest in Anglo-Saxon canon law. The work was printed in 1493 by Anton Koberger, and includes 1809 woodcuts from 645 blocks, making it the most richly illustrated incunable. He seems to have had little direct contact with the British Museum, except that in November 1943 he presented one French incunable to the museum. A complete issue of the John Rylands Bulletin is here dedicated to that library's holdings of Spanish incunables, which number twenty. Origin Late 19th century: via French from Latin incunabula (see incunabulum). Definition of incunable in US English: incunable nouninˈkyo͞onəbəl another term for incunabulum Example sentencesExamples A complete issue of the John Rylands Bulletin is here dedicated to that library's holdings of Spanish incunables, which number twenty. The work was printed in 1493 by Anton Koberger, and includes 1809 woodcuts from 645 blocks, making it the most richly illustrated incunable. He seems to have had little direct contact with the British Museum, except that in November 1943 he presented one French incunable to the museum. His annotations to an incunable edition of Old Frisian law reveal his interest in Anglo-Saxon canon law. Origin Late 19th century: via French from Latin incunabula (see incunabulum).
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