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curiosity: meaning, stress, and examples

Understand curiosity, follow its North American English stress pattern, compare three credited examples, and print a short practice card.

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Word practice

curiosity

noun

Meaning

a state in which you want to learn more about something

Follow the sound pattern

North American English pronunciation data · The strongest beat is beat 3 of 5.

KYUH2RIY0AA1SAH0TIY0

The number 1 marks primary stress; 2 marks secondary stress; 0 marks an unstressed vowel. This is a pronunciation guide, not recorded audio.

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Compare the word in context

Knowledge grows through curiosity.
Tatoeba contributor Igider · CC0 1.0
Education begins with curiosity.
Tatoeba contributor Herobane · CC BY 2.0 FR
This arouses my curiosity.
Tatoeba contributor AlanF_US · CC BY 2.0 FR

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