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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
/ ˌʊəɪˈəʊə /
noun
- curiosities
- books on strange subjects, esp erotica
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51Թ History and Origins
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51Թ History and Origins
Origin of curiosa1
New Latin: from Latin ūōܲ curious
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As is the case with most pop culture curiosa, “Shōgun” 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.”
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