Meanings
nouncollector's item (plural collectors' items)
plural collectors' items
- Anything that a collector finds desirable and worth collecting.
Near-synonyms: curio, curiosity
Synonyms: collectable, collectible, curio, curiosity
Synonyms & antonyms
nounAnything that a collector finds desirable and worth collecting.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe outstanding item (the prize piece or main exhibit) in a collection
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Translations
French objet de collection, pièce de collection
- objet de collectionitem worth collecting
- pièce de collectionitem worth collecting
German Sammelgegenstand
- Sammelgegenstanditem worth collecting
Norwegian Bokmål samleobjekt
- samleobjektitem worth collecting
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Chicago
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