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cunabula

cunabula noun: the earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals.

Noun

cunabula pl (plural only)

  1. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) The earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals.
    • the cunabula of the human race
  2. (obsolete, plural, plural-only) The extant copies of the first or earliest printed books, or of such as were printed in the 15th century.

Origin of cunabula

Latin cūnābula (“cradle”).

Questions about cunabula

What does cunabula mean?
Cunabula means the earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals.
What part of speech is cunabula?
Cunabula is a noun.

Words near cunabula in the dictionary

  1. cumyl
  2. cumylic
  3. cumyls
  4. cun
  5. Cuna
  6. cunabula
  7. cunabular
  8. Cunan
  9. Cunanan
  10. Cunanans
  11. Cunard

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