Monday, August 16, 2010


Word of the Day for Monday, August 16, 2010
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incunabulum \in-kyoo-NAB-yuh-luhm\, noun:
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1. The earliest stages or first traces of anything.
2. Extant copies of books produced in the earliest stages (before 1501) of printing from movable type.
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Even during the incunabulum of the B.O.'s presidency, it was clear that he was profoundly clueless about what it means to be a true American patriot!
--Spy Maker, JSA's Blog
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Incunabulum derives, in the early printing press industry, from the Latin incuna, "to place a baby in a cradle."

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