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Incunabula in a sentence

Incunabula meaning

  1. plural of incunabulum
  2. Early printed books.
  3. Collectively, the early works of a writer; juvenilia.

Using Incunabula

  • The main meaning on this page is: plural of incunabulum | Early printed books. | Collectively, the early works of a writer; juvenilia.

Context around Incunabula

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 17.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

western 1×

Often after:

began 1×

Sentence patterns with Incunabula

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

incunables or incunabula 1× studies of incunabula began in 1× two western incunabula about china 1× very many incunabula are unique 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

early printed books 1× studies of incunabula 1× the exhibit features 1× very many incunabula 1×

Common sentence endings:

incunables or incunabula 1× latin and chinese 1× survive of each 1× the 17th century 1×

Words around Incunabula

Just before it in the word index:

incunables 2 incunable 2 incumbents 271 incumbent 1.427 incumbency 57 inculturation 3

Just after it in the word index:

incur 194 incurable 104 incurably 4 incuriam 4 incurious 5 incurred 473

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaand 6 aaah 6 aaargh 6 aacl 6 aadhi 6 aak 6

Corpus analysis for Incunabula

  • In this selection, "incunabula" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 17.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, western and began stand out and add context to how "incunabula" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include incunables or incunabula and studies of incunabula began in. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "incunabula" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with incunabula

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Studies of incunabula began in the 17th century. (8 words)

Very many incunabula are unique, but on average about 18 copies survive of each. (14 words)

Early printed books, single sheets and images which were created before 1501 in Europe are known as incunables or incunabula. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

The exhibit features two Western incunabula about China and the nation’s only bilingual version of “Sapientia Sinica,” or “Chinese Wisdom,” published in 1662 in both Latin and Chinese. (29 words)

Early printed books, single sheets and images which were created before 1501 in Europe are known as incunables or incunabula. (20 words)

Very many incunabula are unique, but on average about 18 copies survive of each. (14 words)

Example sentences (4)

The exhibit features two Western incunabula about China and the nation’s only bilingual version of “Sapientia Sinica,” or “Chinese Wisdom,” published in 1662 in both Latin and Chinese.

Early printed books, single sheets and images which were created before 1501 in Europe are known as incunables or incunabula.

Studies of incunabula began in the 17th century.

Very many incunabula are unique, but on average about 18 copies survive of each.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "incunabula" in a sentence?
An example: "The exhibit features two Western incunabula about China and the nation’s only bilingual version of “Sapientia Sinica,” or “Chinese Wisdom,” published in 1662 in both Latin and Chinese." This page contains 4 example sentences with the word "incunabula" from authentic English texts.
What does "incunabula" mean?
Incunabula means: plural of incunabulum
How many example sentences with "incunabula" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 4 example sentences with "incunabula", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.