Etymology

juvenilia

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Today it means: Works produced during an artist's or author's youth. Full definition →

First used 1620sLatin iuvenīlia
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  1. Latin · borrowed fromiuvenīlia
  2. English todayjuvenilia

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

First known use, by meaning

  • from 1620s Works produced during an artist's or author's youth.

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