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collectible vs curio

curio vs collectible

collectible and curio both are nouns.

collectible is an adjective but curio is not an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
collectible Yes Yes No No
curio Yes No No No
As nouns, curio is a hypernym of collectible; that is, curio is a word with a broader meaning than collectible:
  • collectible: things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique)
  • curio: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
Other hypernyms of collectible include curiosity, oddity, oddment, peculiarity, rarity.
collectible (noun) curio (noun)
things considered to be worth collecting (not necessarily valuable or antique) something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
collectible (adjective) curio (adjective)
subject to or requiring payment especially as specified
Difference between collectible and curio

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