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n., pl., -os.
A curious or unusual object of art or piece of bric-a-brac.

[Short for CURIOSITY.]



is a 19th century familiar abbreviation of curiosity, and means 'a rare or unusual object or person'. The plural is curios.

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IN BRIEF: A small object valued for its rarity.

pronunciation Before we left the theme park, we went into a curio shop to look for a souvenir.

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kuriosum

Nederlands (Dutch)
curiositeit

Français (French)
n. - objet rare, bibelot, petit objet d'art

Deutsch (German)
n. - Kuriosität

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - παλαιό αντικείμενο (κν. αντίκα), σπάνιο αντικείμενο, μικρό κομψοτέχνημα, μπιμπελό

Italiano (Italian)
curiosità

Português (Portuguese)
n. - curiosidade (f)

Русский (Russian)
предмет антиквариата

Español (Spanish)
n. - fruslería, curiosidad, cosa antigua

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kuriositet

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
古董, 美术古董, 异乎寻常的人, 怪人

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 古董, 美術古董, 異乎尋常的人, 怪人

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 골동품

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 骨董品

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) تحفه للزينه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮דבר נדיר, חפץ עתיק‬


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P.P. Arnold Collection (1991 Album by P.P. Arnold)
Special Feeling (1990 Album by Curio)
Blazing the West (2003 Album by Ross Nickerson)