cabinet of curiosities

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Etymology

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Calque of German Wunderkammer (“room of wonders”); cabinet is intended in the (obsolete) sense "chamber, private room."

Noun

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cabinet of curiosities (plural cabinets of curiosities)

  1. Synonym of Wunderkammer
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