curio
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curio (ˈkjʊərɪˌəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -rios | |
| a small article valued as a collector's item, esp something fascinating or unusual | |
| [C19: shortened from | |
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Curio
is always a great word to know.
So is quincunx. Does it mean:
| a gadget; dingus; thingumbob. |
| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
Etymonline
Word Origin & History
curio
"piece of bric-a-brac from the Far East," 1851, shortened form of curiosity.
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Example sentences
Yet there are still riches to be found and-this is the joy of curio-collecting-each collector to his taste.
The towns have small museums and curio and antiques shops to poke around in.
Far from being a curio, his hobby gives clues to the ocean's highway of currents.
He travelled the world to pursue his eccentric obsession, collecting stories and trivia as if filling an enormous curio cabinet.
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