Main Entry: in·cu·nab·u·lum

Pronunciation: \ˌin-kyə-ˈna-byə-ləm, ˌiŋ-\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural in·cu·nab·u·la \-lə\

Etymology: New Latin, from Latin incunabula, plural, bands holding the baby in a cradle, from in- + cunae cradle

Date: 1849

1 : a book printed before 1501
2 : a work of art or of industry of an early period