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   Cu·ri·os·i·ty

   /ˌkyo͝orēˈäsədē/

   

   noun

   • 1. a strong desire to know or learn something: "filled with curiosity, she peered through the window" Similar inquisitivenessinterestspirit of inquiryinformal:nosiness
   • 2. a strange or unusual object or fact: "he showed them some of the curiosities of the house" Similar peculiarityodditystrangenessoddnessidiosyncrasyunusualnessnoveltyodditycurionoveltyconversation pieceobject of virtucollector's itemraritywondermarvelphenomenon

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French curiousete, from Latin curiositas, from curiosus (see curious).

   Scrabble Points: 14

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