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Curio

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curiositynoun(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
odditynoun(countable) An odd or strange thing or opinion.
peculiaritynounThat which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity.
oddmentnounSomething that does not match the things it is with or cannot easily be categorized; a miscellaneous item.
raritynounA measure of the scarcity of an object.

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peculiaritynounThat which is peculiar; a special and distinctive characteristic or habit; particularity.
raritynounA measure of the scarcity of an object.
odditynoun(countable) An odd or strange thing or opinion.
curiositynoun(uncountable) Inquisitiveness; the tendency to ask and learn about things by asking questions, investigating, or exploring.
oddmentnounSomething that does not match the things it is with or cannot easily be categorized; a miscellaneous item.
relicnounThat which remains; that which is left after loss or decay; a remaining portion.
knickknacknounAlternative spelling of knick-knack. [A small ornament or other object of minor value.]
curiosumnounA possibly unimportant point of interest; a curiosity.
curiosanounCuriosities, especially erotic or pornographic books or articles.
curvetnounA particular leap in which a horse raises both forelegs at once, equally advanced, and, as the forelegs are falling, raises the hind legs, so that all the legs are in the air at once.
crooknounA bend; turn; curve; curvature; a flexure.
curlycuenoun(dated) A flourish; a caper.
bicuriositynounAlternative spelling of bi-curiosity. [(LGBTQ) The state of being bi-curious.]
curlicuenounA fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops.
curialitynoun(obsolete) The privileges, prerogatives, or retinue of a court.
currienounA surname.
carlicuenounObsolete form of curlicue. [A fancy twisting or curling shape usually made from a series of spirals and loops.]
curmugeonnounArchaic form of curmudgeon. [An ill-tempered person full of stubborn ideas or opinions, often an older man.]
curreynounA surname.
curshipnounsomeone who is currish.

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