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in-cūnābŭla , ōrum, n.,
I.swaddlingclothes, swathing-bands.
I. Lit.: “fasciis opus est, pulvinis, cunis, incunabulis,” Plaut. Truc. 5, 13; id. Am. 5, 1, 52.—
B. Transf.
1. The cradle: “Bacchi,” Ov. M. 3, 317.—
2. A birthplace: in montes patrios, et ad incunabula nostra pergam, Poët. (perh. Enn.) ap. Cic. Att. 2, 15, 3 (v. Vahl. Enn. p. 81): “Jovis,” Ov. M. 8, 99: “majorum,” Just. 31, 8, 4.—
3. Childhood: “jam inde ab incunabulis imbutus odio tribunorum,” from the cradle, from childhood, Liv. 4, 36 fin.; so, “ab primis,” Amm. 14, 6, 4; and: in primis vitae incunabulis, Firm. 1, 3.—
II. Trop., an origin, beginning: “de oratoris quasi incunabulis dicere,” Cic. Or. 13, 42: “nostrae doctrinae,” id. de Or. 1, 6, 23: ab ipsis discendi velut incunabulis, Quint. prooem. 6 Zumpt N. cr.
A Latin Dictionary. Founded on Andrews' edition of Freund's Latin dictionary. revised, enlarged, and in great part rewritten by. Charlton T. Lewis, Ph.D. and. Charles Short, LL.D. Oxford. Clarendon Press. 1879.

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  • Cross-references in general dictionaries from this page (7):
    • Cicero, Letters to Atticus, 2.15.3
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 8.99
    • Plautus, Amphitruo, 5.1
    • Ovid, Metamorphoses, 3.317
    • Cicero, On Oratory, 1.6
    • Livy, The History of Rome, Book 4, 36
    • Cicero, Orator, 13.42
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