"Wunderkammer" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈvʊndəˌkamə/ [UK], /ˈvʊndɚˌkɑmɚ/ [US] Forms: Wunderkammers [plural], Wunderkammern [plural]
enPR: vo͝onʹdər-kăm'ər [US], vo͝onʹdər-kä'mər [US] Rhymes: -æmə(ɹ), -ɑːmə(ɹ) Etymology: From German Wunderkammer (literally “room of wonders”). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|de|Wunderkammer|lit=room of wonders}} German Wunderkammer (literally “room of wonders”) Head templates: {{en-noun|s|Wunderkammern}} Wunderkammer (plural Wunderkammers or Wunderkammern)
  1. (historical) A cabinet of scientific curiosities, especially during the late Renaissance. Tags: historical Synonyms: cabinet of curiosities, kunstkammer, kunstkabinett, wunderkammer Translations (a cabinet of scientific curiosities in the late Renaissance): raritetskabinet [neuter] (Danish), kunstkabinet [neuter] (Danish), kunstkammer [neuter] (Danish), rariteitenkabinet [neuter] (Dutch), kunstkabinet [neuter] (Dutch), kuriositeettikabinetti (Finnish), cabinet de curiosités [masculine] (French), Wunderkammer [feminine] (German), Kunstkammer [feminine] (German), Kuriositätenkabinett [neuter] (German), Kunstkabinett [neuter] (German), wunderkammer [feminine] (Italian), camera delle meraviglie [feminine] (Italian), 驚異の部屋 (kyōi no heya) (Japanese), kunstkamera [feminine] (Polish), gabinet osobliwości [masculine] (Polish), кабине́т ре́дкостей (kabinét rédkostej) [masculine] (Russian), кунстка́мера (kunstkámera) [feminine] (Russian), cuarto de maravillas [masculine] (Spanish), kuriosakabinett [neuter] (Swedish)
    Sense id: en-Wunderkammer-en-noun-PTwIym4U Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Japanese translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 61 39 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 67 33 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 73 27 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 66 34 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Japanese translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 72 28 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 70 30 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 75 25 Disambiguation of 'a cabinet of scientific curiosities in the late Renaissance': 96 4
  2. (by extension) A place where a collection of curiosities and rarities is exhibited. Tags: broadly
    Sense id: en-Wunderkammer-en-noun--3aVmmNW

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