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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
/ ˌkjʊərɪˈəʊsə /
noun
- curiosities
- books on strange subjects, esp erotica
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of curiosa1
New Latin: from Latin cūriōsus curious
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Example Sentences
They exhibit the three indispensable gifts of the finest authorship: "simplicitas munditiis," "lucidus ordo," "curiosa felicitas."
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Curiosa felicitas—Studied felicity of thought or 40 of style.
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It is the curiosa felicitas which Petronius ascribes to Horace in his Odes.
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Here is particularly observable the curiosa felicitas, a fruitful soil and careful cultivation.
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Por ésto, la idea que muchos tienen de la sufragista es muy curiosa.
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