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curatorial

adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌkjʊəɹəˈtɔːɹi.əl/
  • General-American: /ˌkjʊɹəˈtɔɹi.əl/
  • General-American: /ˌkjə-/
  • rhymes with -ɔːɹiəl
  • CMU ARPABET: K Y UH2 R AH0 T AO1 R IY0 AH0 L Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Of or relating to a curator.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adjective

Meaning 2

of or relating to a curator or the duties of a curator

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • curatorial duties

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English curator Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English curatorial From curator + -ial.

Across languages

Translations

2 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Norwegian Bokmål: kuratorisk — curatorial
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: kuratorisk — curatorial
Real reading context

curatorial in complete knowledge articles