cabinet of curiosities

English

Etymology

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

Noun

cabinet of curiosities (plural cabinets of curiosities)

  1. Synonym of Wunderkammer.
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