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menagerie Definition


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menagerie
noun menageries
    1a. A collection of wild animals caged for exhibition;
    1b. The place where they are kept.
      Thesaurus: zoo, zoological garden, terrarium, vivarium.
    2. A varied or confused mixture, especially of people.
Etymology: 18c: from French ménagerie, originally the management of a household and/or domestic livestock; related to ménage.



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