Meanings
nouncabinet of curiosities (plural cabinets of curiosities)
plural cabinets of curiosities
- Synonym of Wunderkammer.
Synonyms: Wunderkammer
Synonyms & antonyms
nounSynonym of Wunderkammer.
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Origin
- GermanWunderkammer“room of wonders”
- Englishcabinet of curiosities
Calque of German Wunderkammer (“room of wonders”); cabinet is intended in the (obsolete) sense "chamber, private room."
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cabinet of curiosities. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cabinet%20of%20curiosities
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