Meaning & use
menagerie
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A collection of wild or exotic animals kept for exhibition, or a varied and often strange collection of things or people.
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The old estate once housed a private menagerie of lions and peacocks.
Her apartment was a menagerie of quirky souvenirs from her travels.
A note on using this word
Menagerie can be used literally for animal collections or figuratively for any eclectic, varied assortment of people or objects.
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