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curiosity definition

cu·ri·os·ity (kyo̵or′ē äs′ə tē)

noun pl. curiosities -·ties

  1. a desire to learn or know
  2. a desire to learn about things that do not properly concern one; inquisitiveness
  3. anything curious, strange, rare, or novel
  4. Obsolete the quality of being careful, scrupulous, or fastidious

Etymology: ME curiousite < OFr curiosité < L curiositas < curiosus: see curious

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