menagerie

Εννοια (Αγγλικός)

  1. A collection of live wild animals as an exhibition historically associated with the aristocracy and considered a precursor of modern zoos.
  2. The enclosure where they are kept.
  3. A diverse or miscellaneous group.
  4. (obsolete, slang) The orchestra of a theatre.

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/mɪˈnæd͡ʒəɹɪ/
Ετυμολογία (Αγγλικός)

From French ménagerie, derived from ménager (“to keep house”), household. Housekeeping used to include taking care of domestic animals.

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