"treasure house" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: treasure houses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English tresour-hous, equivalent to treasure + house. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|tresour-hous}} Middle English tresour-hous, {{com|en|treasure|house}} treasure + house Head templates: {{en-noun}} treasure house (plural treasure houses)
  1. A treasury. Synonyms: treasurehouse
    Sense id: en-treasure_house-en-noun-1~MjPO6V
  2. A building where valuable things are stored.
    Sense id: en-treasure_house-en-noun-t~ZIX2Mc Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 8 92

Inflected forms

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