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Incunabulum N Printed Book Produced Early Stages Printing

Word incunabulum
Definition n. A printed book produced in the early stages of printing, typically before 1500.
Sentence Strangers bearing ancient scrolls, oil lamps, and incunabula approached museum officials unbidden at restaurants, college lecture halls, even supermarkets.
Source The Atlantic

Tags: language::english, topic::vocabulary

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