Cunabula

·noun ·pl The earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals; as, the cunabula of the human race.

II. Cunabula ·noun ·pl The extant copies of the first or earliest printed books, or of such as were printed in the 15th century.

cunabula
cūnābŭla, ōrum, n. [cunae], a cradle. I Prop., Cic. Div. 1, 36, 79.—Of the resting-place of yo...

A New Latin Dictionary by Charlton T. Lewis Ph.D. and Charles Short, LL. D.
cunabula
cūnābula ōrum, n cunae, a cradle , C.: in cunabulis consules facti, i. e. by noble birth.—The cel...

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