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juvenilia

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˌd͡ʒuːvəˈnɪliə/
  • General-American: /ˌd͡ʒuvəˈnɪliə/
  • General-American: /ˌd͡ʒuvəˈnɪljə/
  • Southern-England: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -ɪliə
  • rhymes with -ɪljə

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noun

Meaning 1

Works produced during an artist's or author's youth.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: plural, plural-only

Topics: literature, media, publishing

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From Latin iuvenīlia, neuter plural of iuvenīlis (“of or pertaining to youth”). By surface analysis, juvenile + -ia