How do you use Curiosa in a sentence? See 7 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, including synonyms like book, plus the exact meaning.
Curiosa in a sentence
Curiosa meaning
Curiosities, especially erotic or pornographic books or articles.
Synonyms of Curiosa
Using Curiosa
- The main meaning on this page is: Curiosities, especially erotic or pornographic books or articles.
- Useful related words include: book.
- In the example corpus, curiosa often appears in combinations such as: technica curiosa, curiosa he.
Context around Curiosa
- Average sentence length in these examples: 24.3 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 6 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Curiosa
- In this selection, "curiosa" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24.3 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, technica, desiderata, concert and entitled stand out and add context to how "curiosa" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include 1661 technica curiosa p 52 and book technica curiosa entitled mirabilia. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "curiosa" sits close to words such as aargau, abacos and abboud, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with curiosa
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The new pump is also described on p. 67 of the Technica Curiosa. (13 words)
From 24 July to 29 August, the Cure headlined the Curiosa concert tour of North America. (16 words)
In a subsequent letter of December 30, 1661 (Technica Curiosa p. 52) he gives a somewhat amplified account. (18 words)
In 1664, his work again appeared in print, again through the good offices of Fr. Schott, the first section of whose book Technica Curiosa, entitled Mirabilia Magdeburgica, was dedicated to von Guericke's work. (34 words)
The earliest reference to the celebrated Magdeburg hemispheres experiment is on p. 39 of the Technica Curiosa, where Fr. Schott notes that von Guericke had mentioned them in a letter of July 22, 1656. (34 words)
In a letter of November 1661 to Fr. Schott, reproduced in the Technica Curiosa, he notes that the then projected Book IV would be concerned with "cosmic potencies" (virtutes mundanae). (30 words)
Example sentences (7)
For example, in 1732, the antiquarian Francis Peck published in Desiderata Curiosa a list of documents in his possession that he intended to print someday.
From 24 July to 29 August, the Cure headlined the Curiosa concert tour of North America.
In 1664, his work again appeared in print, again through the good offices of Fr. Schott, the first section of whose book Technica Curiosa, entitled Mirabilia Magdeburgica, was dedicated to von Guericke's work.
In a letter of November 1661 to Fr. Schott, reproduced in the Technica Curiosa, he notes that the then projected Book IV would be concerned with "cosmic potencies" (virtutes mundanae).
In a subsequent letter of December 30, 1661 (Technica Curiosa p. 52) he gives a somewhat amplified account.
The earliest reference to the celebrated Magdeburg hemispheres experiment is on p. 39 of the Technica Curiosa, where Fr. Schott notes that von Guericke had mentioned them in a letter of July 22, 1656.
The new pump is also described on p. 67 of the Technica Curiosa.
Common combinations with curiosa
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- technica curiosa 5×
- curiosa he 2×