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curiosa

[ kyoor-ee-oh-suh ]

plural noun

  1. books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.
  2. (in selling and collecting books) books, pamphlets, etc., containing pornographic literature or art; erotica.


curiosa

/ ËŒ°ìÂáÊŠÉ™°ùɪˈəʊ²õÉ™ /

noun

  1. curiosities
  2. books on strange subjects, esp erotica
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of curiosa1

1880–85; < New Latin: unusual things, special use of neuter plural of Latin ³¦Å«°ù¾±Å²õ³Ü²õ careful, inquisitive. See curious
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of curiosa1

New Latin: from Latin ³¦Å«°ù¾±Å²õ³Ü²õ curious
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Example Sentences

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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.

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The "curiosa felicitas" of Horace never carried him farther,—or perhaps so far.

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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.

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"A recipe from the curiosa section of my medical book," he said.

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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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