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–noun
1. a collection of pamphlets, pictures, clippings, or other materials stored upright, as in a filing cabinet or cabinets.
2. a cabinet for such storage.

Origin:
1905–10
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n.  A collection of resource materials, such as pamphlets, clippings from periodicals, and mounted photographs, arranged for ready reference, as in a library or an archive.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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