juvenilia

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

/ ˌdʒu vəˈnɪl i ə, -ˈnɪl yə /

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plural noun

works, especially writings, produced in one's youth: His juvenilia were more successful than his mature writings.

literary or artistic productions suitable or designed for the young: publishers of juvenilia.

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Origin of juvenilia

1615–25; <Latin, noun use of neuter plural of juvenīlisjuvenile

Words nearby juvenilia

juvenile delinquent, juvenile detention center, juvenile hormone, juvenile officer, juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, juvenilia, juvenility, juvenilize, Juventa Fons, juvie, juxtapose

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How to use juvenilia in a sentence

This journal is humble juvenilia, but its focus is so personal that it stands above the usual sort of biographical artifact.
Flannery O’Connor’s Desire for God|Jen Vafidis|November 13, 2013|DAILY BEAST
How much does randomness and juvenilia and alcohol contribute to each tweet?
Dear Kathryn Bigelow: Bret Easton Ellis Is Really Sorry|Bret Easton Ellis|December 17, 2012|DAILY BEAST
The phrase 'juvenilia carmina' seems to refer to that volume as containing this piece among others.
An Introduction to the Prose and Poetical Works of John Milton|Hiram Corson
Naïs nam ut cantu, nimiumque potentibus herbisVerterit in tacitos juvenilia corpora pisces.
The Phantom World|Augustin Calmet

One of his early essays written when he was twenty and published in the Juvenilia was called "Nurses."
The Life of Robert Louis Stevenson for Boys and Girls|Jacqueline M. Overton
Many an educated Englishman has published such a volume of Juvenilia and sinned no more.
Early Reviews of English Poets|John Louis Haney
One or two further remarks: they concern my firstlings (the Juvenilia and Juvenalia).
Friedrich Nietzsche|Georg Brandes

British Dictionary definitions for juvenilia

juvenilia

/ (ˌdʒuːvɪˈnɪlɪə) /

pl n

works of art, literature, or music produced in youth or adolescence, before the artist, author, or composer has formed a mature style

Word Origin for juvenilia

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

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Cultural definitions for juvenilia

juvenilia

[ (jooh-vuh-nil-ee-uh) ]

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