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单词 incunable
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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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