curiosa

[ kyoor-ee-oh-suh ]

/ ˌkyʊər iˈoʊ sə /

plural noun

books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects.

(in selling and collecting books) books, pamphlets, etc., containing pornographic literature or art; erotica.

Origin of curiosa

1880–85; <New Latin: unusual things, special use of neuter plural of Latin cūriōsus careful, inquisitive. See curious

Words nearby curiosa

Curie, Marie, Curie point, Curie's law, Curie-Weiss law, curio, curiosa, curiosity, Curiosity killed the cat, curious, curite, Curitiba

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Example sentences from the Web for curiosa

They exhibit the three indispensable gifts of the finest authorship: "simplicitas munditiis," "lucidus ordo," "curiosa felicitas."
The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus|Tacitus
"A recipe from the curiosa section of my medical book," he said.
Problem on Balak|Roger D. Aycock
A library of trivia, museum of curiosa, sideshow of freaks, and shrine of greatness.
The Short Life|Francis Donovan
This sort of thing, “lesbian” only remotely, belongs more properly to the field of curiosa.
Checklist|Marion Zimmer Bradley

It is the curiosa felicitas which Petronius ascribes to Horace in his Odes.
Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals|John Dryden

British Dictionary definitions for curiosa

curiosa

/ (ˌkjʊərɪˈəʊsə) /

noun (functioning as plural)

curiosities

books on strange subjects, esp erotica

Word Origin for curiosa

New Latin: from Latin cūriōsus curious

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单词	curiosa
释义	curiosa [ kyoor-ee-oh-suh ] / ˌkyʊər iˈoʊ sə / plural noun books, pamphlets, etc., dealing with unusual subjects. (in selling and collecting books) books, pamphlets, etc., containing pornographic literature or art; erotica. Origin of curiosa 1880–85; <New Latin: unusual things, special use of neuter plural of Latin cūriōsus careful, inquisitive. See curious Words nearby curiosa Curie, Marie, Curie point, Curie's law, Curie-Weiss law, curio, curiosa, curiosity, Curiosity killed the cat, curious, curite, Curitiba Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for curiosa They exhibit the three indispensable gifts of the finest authorship: "simplicitas munditiis," "lucidus ordo," "curiosa felicitas." The Reign of Tiberius, Out of the First Six Annals of Tacitus\|Tacitus "A recipe from the curiosa section of my medical book," he said. Problem on Balak\|Roger D. Aycock A library of trivia, museum of curiosa, sideshow of freaks, and shrine of greatness. The Short Life\|Francis Donovan This sort of thing, “lesbian” only remotely, belongs more properly to the field of curiosa. Checklist\|Marion Zimmer Bradley It is the curiosa felicitas which Petronius ascribes to Horace in his Odes. Dryden's Works (13 of 18): Translations; Pastorals\|John Dryden British Dictionary definitions for curiosa curiosa / (ˌkjʊərɪˈəʊsə) / noun (functioning as plural) curiosities books on strange subjects, esp erotica Word Origin for curiosa New Latin: from Latin cūriōsus curious Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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