"whatnot" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /ˈwɒt.nɒt/ [UK], /ˈwʌt.nɑt/ [US], /ˈʍʌt.nɑt/ [US] Audio: en-us-whatnot.ogg [US] Forms: whatnots [plural]
Etymology: what + not Etymology templates: {{compound|en|what|not}} what + not Head templates: {{en-noun}} whatnot (plural whatnots)
  1. (countable) A small unspecified object; bric-a-brac (in plural) Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-whatnot-en-noun-19sIEDj1
  2. (uncountable) Other related objects or ideas. Tags: uncountable Translations (other related objects or ideas): miegymás (Hungarian), прочее (pročeje) [neuter] (Russian), šta sve ne (Serbo-Croatian)
    Sense id: en-whatnot-en-noun-ojDEM8zk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 28 44 28 Disambiguation of 'other related objects or ideas': 3 95 2
  3. A freestanding set of shelves on which ornaments are displayed; an etagere. Translations (etagere): étagère (French), etajero (Ido), etażerka [feminine] (Polish), этаже́рка (etažérka) [feminine] (Russian), etagär [common-gender] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-whatnot-en-noun-en:a_freestanding_set_of_shelves Disambiguation of 'etagere': 6 9 85
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: what-not Derived forms: and whatnot

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