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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

/ 藢办箩蕣蓹谤瑟藞蓹蕣蝉蓹 /

noun

  1. curiosities
  2. books on strange subjects, esp erotica
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of curiosa1

1880鈥85; < New Latin: unusual things, special use of neuter plural of Latin 肠奴谤颈艒蝉耻蝉 careful, inquisitive. See curious
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of curiosa1

New Latin: from Latin 肠奴谤颈艒蝉耻蝉 curious
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Example Sentences

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As is the case with most pop culture curiosa, 鈥淪h艒gun鈥 only deserves partial credit or blame for escalating America鈥檚 fetishizing of Japanese style and customs.

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The "curiosa felicitas" of Horace never carried him farther,鈥攐r perhaps so far.

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The brothers were touring the M眉tter 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.鈥擠oes he then think Horace not very choice in his words? for he seems to be severe upon the 鈥渃uriosa felicitas.鈥

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