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menagerie
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noun
1.
a collection of wild or unusual animals, especially for exhibition.
2.
a place where they are kept or exhibited.
3.
an unusual and varied group of people.
Origin:
1705–15;
<
French:
literally, housekeeping.
See
ménage
,
-ery
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a scrap or morsel of food left at a meal.
a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes.
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menagerie
(mɪˈnædʒərɪ)
—
n
1.
a collection of wild animals kept for exhibition
2.
the place where such animals are housed
[C18: from French: household management, which formerly included care of domestic animals. See
ménage
]
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
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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, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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