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juvenilia

[ joo-vuh-nil-ee-uh, -nil-yuh ]

plural noun

  1. works, especially writings, produced in one's youth:

    His juvenilia were more successful than his mature writings.

  2. literary or artistic productions suitable or designed for the young:

    publishers of juvenilia.



juvenilia

/ ˌdʒuːvɪˈnɪlɪə /

plural noun

  1. works of art, literature, or music produced in youth or adolescence, before the artist, author, or composer has formed a mature style
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


juvenilia

  1. Works produced in childhood or youth, particularly written or artistic works.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of juvenilia1

1615–25; < Latin, noun use of neuter plural of juvenīlis juvenile
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Word History and Origins

Origin of juvenilia1

C17: from Latin, literally: youthful things; see juvenile
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Example Sentences

This journal is humble juvenilia, but its focus is so personal that it stands above the usual sort of biographical artifact.

How much does randomness and juvenilia and alcohol contribute to each tweet?

The phrase 'juvenilia carmina' seems to refer to that volume as containing this piece among others.

Naïs nam ut cantu, nimiumque potentibus herbisVerterit in tacitos juvenilia corpora pisces.

One of his early essays written when he was twenty and published in the Juvenilia was called "Nurses."

Many an educated Englishman has published such a volume of Juvenilia and sinned no more.

One or two further remarks: they concern my firstlings (the Juvenilia and Juvenalia).

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