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curiosity definition
cu·ri·os·ity (kyo̵or′ē äs′ə tē)
noun pl. curiosities -·ties
- a desire to learn or know
- a desire to learn about things that do not properly concern one; inquisitiveness
- anything curious, strange, rare, or novel
- Obsolete the quality of being careful, scrupulous, or fastidious
Etymology: ME curiousite < OFr curiosité < L curiositas < curiosus: see curious
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