curio vs collector's item

curio and collector's item both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
curio	Yes	No	No	No
collector's item	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, collector's item is a hyponym of curio; that is, collector's item is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than curio:

curio: something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting
collector's item: the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

Other hyponyms of curio include bric-a-brac, knickknack, knickknackery, nicknack, whatnot, collectable, collectible, piece de resistance, showpiece.

curio (noun)	collector's item (noun)
something unusual -- perhaps worthy of collecting	the outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection

curio vs collector's item

curio and collector's item both are nouns.

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