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ju⋅ve⋅nil⋅i⋅a

[joo-vuh-nil-ee-uh, -nil-yuh]
–plural noun
1. works, esp. writings, produced in one's youth: His juvenilia were more successful than his mature writings.
2. literary or artistic productions suitable or designed for the young: publishers of juvenilia.

Origin:
1615–25; < L, n. use of neut. pl. of juvenīlis juvenile
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ju·ve·nil·i·a   (jōō'və-nĭl'ē-ə, -nĭl'yə)   
pl.n.  Works, particularly written or artistic works, produced in an author's or artist's youth.

[Latin iuvenīlia, from neuter pl. of iuvenīlis, juvenile; see juvenile.]
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juvenilia [(jooh-vuh-nil-ee-uh)]

Works produced in childhood or youth, particularly written or artistic works.

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