What does curio mean?

Definitions for curio
ˈkyʊər iˌoʊcu·ri·o

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. curio, curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, raritynoun

    something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting

GCIDE

  1. Curionoun

    Any curiosity or article of virtu; any object esteemed for its unusual nature.

Wiktionary

  1. curionoun

    A strange and interesting object which invokes curiosity.

Wikipedia

  1. 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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  1. 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

  1. Curionoun

    any curiosity or article of virtu

  2. Etymology: [Abbreviation of curiosity.]

Wikidata

  1. Curio

    Curio is a municipality in the district of Lugano in the canton of Ticino in Switzerland.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. 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

  1. 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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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of curio in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of curio in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of curio in a Sentence

  1. 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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