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10 Language-to-English DictionariesKuriosa
Pronunciation / Transliteration: kuˈʁioːza
"Das Antiquariat ist bekannt für seine literarischen Kuriosa."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
A collection of curious, rare, or unconventional items, particularly books or writings dealing with esoteric, unusual, or erotic subjects.
"The private library contained a fascinating section of erotic and historical curiosa." - 2
Oddities or miscellaneous items of interest collected for their unusual nature.
"He spent his weekends scouring antique markets for oddities and curiosa."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the neuter plural of the Latin adjective 'curosus', meaning careful or inquisitive, which evolved in modern European languages to denote objects of curiosity or rare and unconventional literary works. The term entered English usage via scholarly and antiquarian contexts in the 19th century to specifically refer to eccentric, esoteric, or erotic books and artifacts.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Curiosa" is said worldwide
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curiosa
Transliteration: ky.ʁjo.za
"Il collectionne les curiosa de la littérature ancienne."
Kuriosa
Transliteration: kuˈʁioːza
"Das Antiquariat ist bekannt für seine literarischen Kuriosa."
curiosa
Transliteration: kuˈrjɔ.za
"La biblioteca custodisce testi e curiosa del passato."
curiosidades
Transliteration: kuɾjosiˈdaðes
"Encontró varios libros de curiosa en la feria del libro antiguo."
curiosidades
Transliteration: kuɾioziˈdadʒis
"A coleção inclui vários curiosa raros."
दुर्लभ वस्तुएँ
Transliteration: durlabh vastuëṁ
"संग्रहालय में कई दिलचस्प curiosa रखे गए हैं।"
奇闻异事
Transliteration: qí wén yì shì
"这家书店以收藏珍奇文献和curiosa闻名。"
희귀 수집품
Transliteration: huigui sujipPum
"그는 다양한 문헌적 curiosa를 수집한다."
珍奇品
Transliteration: chinkihin
"その棚には多くの文学的 curiosa が並んでいる。"
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