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curiosa
[ kyoor-ee-oh-suh ]
plural noun
- books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
- (in selling and collecting books) books, pamphlets, etc., containing pornographic literature or art; erotica.
curiosa
/ ËŒ°ìÂáÊŠÉ™°ùɪˈəʊ²õÉ™ /
noun
- curiosities
- books on strange subjects, esp erotica
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of curiosa1
Example Sentences
As is the case with most pop culture curiosa, “ShÅgun†only deserves partial credit or blame for escalating America’s fetishizing of Japanese style and customs.
The "curiosa felicitas" of Horace never carried him farther,—or perhaps so far.
The brothers were touring the Mütter Museum, a 19th-century repository of curiosa at the College of Physicians of Philadelphia, garbed somewhat disappointingly in chinos and sweaters.
"A recipe from the curiosa section of my medical book," he said.
Curate.—Does he then think Horace not very choice in his words? for he seems to be severe upon the “curiosa felicitas.â€
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