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Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1) - Cite This Source - Share This
me·nag·er·ie       [muh-naj-uh-ree, -nazh-] Pronunciation Key
–noun
1.a collection of wild or unusual animals, esp. for exhibition.
2.a place where they are kept or exhibited.
3.an unusual and varied group of people.
[Origin: 1705–15; < F: lit., housekeeping. See ménage, -ery]
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me·nag·er·ie       (mə-nāj'ə-rē, -nāzh'-)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A collection of live wild animals on exhibition.
    2. An enclosure in which wild animals are kept.
  2. A diverse or miscellaneous group.


[French ménagerie, from Old French mesnage, ménage; see ménage.]

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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
menagerie 
1712, "collection of wild animals kept in captivity," from Fr. ménagerie "housing for domestic animals," from O.Fr. menage (see menage).

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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WordNet - Cite This Source - Share This
menagerie

noun
1. a collection of live animals for study or display 
2. the facility where wild animals are housed for exhibition 

WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

Menagerie

Men*ag"er*ie\, n. [F. m['e]nagerie, fr. m['e]nager to keep house, m['e]nage household. See Menial, Mansion.]

1. A piace where animals are kept and trained.

2. A collection of wild or exotic animals, kept for exhibition.

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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