Pronunciation: (kyoor"ē-os'i-tē), [key]
1. the desire to learn or know about anything; inquisitiveness.
2. a curious, rare, or novel thing.
3. a strange, curious, or interesting quality.
4. Archaic.carefulness; fastidiousness.
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