Complete Definition of "cabinet"

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English

Etymology
From cabin + -et, influenced by French cabinet#French|cabinet.

Pronunciation
IPA: /'kæbɪnɪt/

Noun
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en-noun

  1. A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall
  2. historical a size of photograph, specifically one measuring 3�" by 5½"

#:* 1891: Holmes took a note of it. �One other question,� said he. �Was the photograph a cabinet?� � Arthur Conan Doyle, �A Scandal In Bohemia� (Norton 2005 p.19)

  1. archaic A small chamber or private room
  2. A group of advisors to a government or business entity.

Translations
trans-top|A storage closet either separate from, or built into, a wall
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Kurdish: KUchar|کاب����ت
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trans-top|A group of advisors to a government or business entity
French: cabinet
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See also
armoire
kitchen cabinet


French

Etymology
From It. gabinetto.

Pronunciation
IPA: /kabin�/

Noun
cabinet m

  1. archaic|lang=fr a study
  2. an office, a surgery
  3. a cabinet
  4. a cabinet of government advisors
  5. in plural|lang=fr the toilet, lavatory

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