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curiosity

/ˌkjʊə.ɹiˈɒs.ɪ.ti/ noun

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In Latin: cūriōsitās Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about curiosity at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A state in which you want to learn more about something.
  2. Something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting.

Origin

From Middle English curiosite, variant of curiouste, from Anglo-Norman curiouseté, from Latin cūriōsitātem, accusative of cūriōsitās. By surface analysis, curious + -ity. Displaced native Old English firwitt.

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