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curiosity

noun [U] (INTEREST)
 
 
/ˌkjʊə.riˈɒs.ɪ.ti/ US  /ˌkjʊr.iˈɑː.sə.t̬i/

Definition

B2 an eager wish to know or learn about something: to arouse/excite/satisfy someone's curiosity I'm burning with curiosity - you must tell me who's won! She decided to call her ex-boyfriend out of curiosity. "Why do you ask?" "Oh, just idle curiosity (= for no particular reason)."CuriosityQuestioning people and asking questions in generalSuspecting and questioning
(Definition of curiosity noun (INTEREST) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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