juvenilia
works, especially writings, produced in one's youth: His juvenilia were more successful than his mature writings.
literary or artistic productions suitable or designed for the young: publishers of juvenilia.
Origin of juvenilia
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How to use juvenilia in a sentence
This journal is humble juvenilia, but its focus is so personal that it stands above the usual sort of biographical artifact.
How much does randomness and juvenilia and alcohol contribute to each tweet?
Dear Kathryn Bigelow: Bret Easton Ellis Is Really Sorry | Bret Easton Ellis | December 17, 2012 | THE DAILY BEASTThe phrase 'juvenilia carmina' seems to refer to that volume as containing this piece among others.
Naïs nam ut cantu, nimiumque potentibus herbisVerterit in tacitos juvenilia corpora pisces.
The Phantom World | Augustin CalmetOne of his early essays written when he was twenty and published in the juvenilia was called "Nurses."
The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls | Jacqueline M. Overton
Many an educated Englishman has published such a volume of juvenilia and sinned no more.
Early Reviews of English Poets | John Louis HaneyOne or two further remarks: they concern my firstlings (the juvenilia and Juvenalia).
Friedrich Nietzsche | Georg Brandes
British Dictionary definitions for juvenilia
/ (ˌdʒuːvɪˈnɪlɪə) /
works of art, literature, or music produced in youth or adolescence, before the artist, author, or composer has formed a mature style
Origin of juvenilia
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Cultural definitions for juvenilia
[ (jooh-vuh-nil-ee-uh) ]
Works produced in childhood or youth, particularly written or artistic works.
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