What does curio mean?
Definitions for curio
ˈkyʊər iˌoʊcu·ri·o
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Princeton's WordNet
curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, raritynoun
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
GCIDE
Curionoun
Any curiosity or article of virtu; any object esteemed for its unusual nature.
Wiktionary
curionoun
A strange and interesting object which invokes curiosity.
Wikipedia
curio
Curio (stylized as CURIO) was a Japanese pop rock band formed in 1995. They were best known to Western audiences for their song "Kimi ni Fureru Dake de", which was used as the third opening theme for the popular anime Rurouni Kenshin.
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curio
A curio is a rare, unusual, or intriguing object, often collected by people because of its interest or novelty. It refers to any piece of bric-a-brac, antiquity or interesting object often displayed for its unusual qualities. The term is often used to describe small objects that are decorative and are considered unusual or intriguing.
Webster Dictionary
Curionoun
any curiosity or article of virtu
Etymology: [Abbreviation of curiosity.]
Wikidata
Curio
Curio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Curio
kū′ri-o, n. any article of virtu or bric-à-brac, or anything considered rare and curious.—n. Curiō′so, a collector or admirer of curios.
Surnames Frequency by Census Records
CURIO
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Curio is ranked #116201 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Curio surname appeared 150 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Curio.
85.3% or 128 total occurrences were White.
12.6% or 19 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
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Cú Roí
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of curio in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of curio in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of curio in a Sentence
Ryan Seidemann and Christine Halling:
It is doubtful that any person, even those donating their remains for science, ever wanted to be or expected to be a personal curio for an individual.
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- غرفة عرضArabic
- kuriozitaCzech
- kurioDanish
- KuriositätGerman
- curio ΠαρεμβαίνωGreek
- kurioEsperanto
- curiosidadSpanish
- ihmettelyFinnish
- curioFrench
- curioHindi
- barang antikIndonesian
- קוריוHebrew
- 骨董品Japanese
- 진품Korean
- T. Otacilii CrassiLatin
- curiositeit, curiosumDutch
- cudacznyPolish
- This is already Romanian. "Curio" means "curious" in Romanian.Romanian
- kuriosaSwedish
- கரியோTamil
- kuriose עקספּלאָראַטיאַןYiddish
- 古玩Chinese
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