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curation.

The act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts.

8 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/kjəˈɹeɪʃən//kjʊˈɹeɪʃən/
  1. The act of curating, of organizing and maintaining a collection of artworks or artifacts.

    countable · uncountable
  2. The act of curing or healing.

    archaic · countable · uncountable
  3. The manual updating of information in a database.

    countable · uncountable
  4. The selective assembly and presentation of information.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

From Middle English curacioun, curacion, from Old French curacion, from Latin cūrātiō.

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