Odditorium
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 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," […]"
Example
More examples"[…] 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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