"cabinet of curiosities" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: cabinets of curiosities [plural]
Etymology: Calque of German Wunderkammer (“room of wonders”); cabinet is intended in the (obsolete) sense "chamber, private room." Etymology templates: {{calque|en|de|Wunderkammer||room of wonders}} Calque of German Wunderkammer (“room of wonders”), {{m|en|cabinet}} cabinet Head templates: {{en-noun|cabinets of curiosities}} cabinet of curiosities (plural cabinets of curiosities)
  1. Synonym of Wunderkammer Wikipedia link: cabinet of curiosities Synonyms: Wunderkammer [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-cabinet_of_curiosities-en-noun-czxCI~AO Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header

Inflected forms

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