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me·nag·er·ie
\mə̇ˈnaj(ə)rē, -ri also -azh-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: French ménagerie, from Middle French menagerie management of a household or a farm, place where animals are tended, from menage household + -erie -ery
1.
a. : a place where animals are kept and trained especially for exhibition
b. : a collection of wild or foreign animals in cages or enclosures; especially : one kept for exhibition (as with a circus)
c. obsolete : aviary
2. : a varied group or collection of persons or things that are strange, odd, or startling or foreign to one's experience
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