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cu⋅ri⋅o
[kyoo
r-ee-oh] 
–noun, plural -ri⋅os.
| any unusual article, object of art, etc., valued as a curiosity. |
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| cu·ri·o (kyŏŏr'ē-ō') n. pl. cu·ri·os A curious or unusual object of art or piece of bric-a-brac. [Short for curiosity.] |
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Curio
Cu"ri*o\ (k?"r?-?), n.; pl. Curios (-?z). [Abbreviation of curiosity.] Any curiosity or article of virtu. The busy world, which does not hunt poets as collectors hunt for curios. --F. Harrison.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Language Translation for : curio
Spanish:
curiosidad,
German:
die Kuriosität,
Japanese:
こっとう品
curio
"piece of bric-a-brac from the Far East," 1851, shortened form of curiosity.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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