Odditorium

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A shop or museum exhibiting unusual curiosities.

    "[…] and we found passageways with queer, quaint gables, and in a draper's shop, and in constant daily use, we came upon an ancient and beautiful oak staircase really fit for a palace, and we happened upon an "odditorium," […]"

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"[…] and we found passageways with queer, quaint gables, and in a draper's shop, and in constant daily use, we came upon an ancient and beautiful oak staircase really fit for a palace, and we happened upon an "odditorium," […]"

Etymology

Blend of odd + auditorium; mainly used by the Ripley's Believe It or Not! franchise.

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