Cunabula \Cu*nab"u*la\ (k[-u]*n[a^]b"[-u]*l[.a]), n. pl. [L., a
cradle, earliest abode, fr. cunae cradle.]
1. The earliest abode; original dwelling place; originals;
as, the cunabula of the human race.
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2. (Bibliography) The extant copies of the first or earliest
printed books, or of such as were printed in the 15th
century.
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