Word of the Day for Monday, August 16, 2010
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incunabulum \in-kyoo-NAB-yuh-luhm\, noun:
incunabulum \in-kyoo-NAB-yuh-luhm\, noun:
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1. The earliest stages or first traces of anything.
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."
Incunabulum derives, in the early printing press industry, from the Latin incuna, "to place a baby in a cradle."
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