"incunable" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪnˈkjuːnəbəl/ Forms: incunables [plural]
Etymology: From French incunable, from Latin incūnābula (“swaddling-clothes, cradle”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|fr|incunable}} French incunable, {{der|en|la|incūnābula||swaddling-clothes, cradle}} Latin incūnābula (“swaddling-clothes, cradle”) Head templates: {{en-noun}} incunable (plural incunables)
  1. Alternative form of incunabulum Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: incunabulum
    Sense id: en-incunable-en-noun-IahMGHjA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 3 entries

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