Etymology

cabinet of curiosities

Today it means: Synonym of Wunderkammer. Full definition →

German Wunderkammer
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  1. German · calque ofWunderkammer“room of wonders”
  2. English todaycabinet of curiosities

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

Words from the same roots

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