odditoriumn.

Brit.

/ˌɒdᵻˈtɔːrɪəm/, U.S.

/ˌɑdəˈtɔriəm/

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oddity n., -orium suffix.

Etymology: Humorously < oddit- (in oddity n.) + -orium suffix, after auditorium n. and perhaps also emporium n.

A shop or venue for the display or sale of oddities or oddments. Also in extended use.

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society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop selling fancy goods or curios

gaudy-shopa1627

toy shop1691

knick-knackatory1702

knackatory1709

bazaar1807

curiosity-shop1818

bric-a-brac shop1840

novelty store1874

novelty shop1893

odditorium1914

gift shop1918

curio-shop1920

1914 R. Shackleton & E. Shackleton Four on Tour 182 We happened upon an ‘odditorium’, a delightful name adopted by a very shabby shop in a very narrow lane [in Kingston-upon-Thames] where we found some very attractive bits of old silver and china.

1933 Sun (Baltimore) 16 Dec. 10/6 Mr. Miller..manages the Ripley Believe It or Not ‘odditorium’ at Horticulture Hall, which contains thirty-nine oddities.

1940 Time 26 Feb. 42/2 Sanka Coffee's Tuesday-night odditorium of the air.

1991 Descant Summer 123 The Palace of Mythical Beings, the Minotauromachy Maze or the continuous cabaret performances on the converted stage of the Odditorium.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	odditorium
释义	odditoriumn. Brit. /ˌɒdᵻˈtɔːrɪəm/, U.S. /ˌɑdəˈtɔriəm/ Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: oddity n., -orium suffix. Etymology: Humorously < oddit- (in oddity n.) + -orium suffix, after auditorium n. and perhaps also emporium n. A shop or venue for the display or sale of oddities or oddments. Also in extended use. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > trading place > place where retail transactions made > [noun] > shop > shop selling fancy goods or curios gaudy-shopa1627 toy shop1691 knick-knackatory1702 knackatory1709 bazaar1807 curiosity-shop1818 bric-a-brac shop1840 novelty store1874 novelty shop1893 odditorium1914 gift shop1918 curio-shop1920 1914 R. Shackleton & E. Shackleton Four on Tour 182 We happened upon an ‘odditorium’, a delightful name adopted by a very shabby shop in a very narrow lane [in Kingston-upon-Thames] where we found some very attractive bits of old silver and china. 1933 Sun (Baltimore) 16 Dec. 10/6 Mr. Miller..manages the Ripley Believe It or Not ‘odditorium’ at Horticulture Hall, which contains thirty-nine oddities. 1940 Time 26 Feb. 42/2 Sanka Coffee's Tuesday-night odditorium of the air. 1991 Descant Summer 123 The Palace of Mythical Beings, the Minotauromachy Maze or the continuous cabaret performances on the converted stage of the Odditorium. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2004; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1914
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