Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

public curiosity

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.96 in modern English

Syllables
pub-lic cu-rios-i-ty
IPA
26
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
5
Syllables
11
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see public, curiosity.

Uncountable

noun

An ambiguous phrase in the Geneva Convention. Can refer to the humiliation of prisoners of war or, under more modern understandings, any publication, exposure, or display of the subjugated inhabitants of occupied territories.

Uncountable

Usage

Questions

What does public curiosity mean?
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see public, curiosity.

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