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TAKE THE QUIZchamber of horrors
noun phrase
: a place in which macabre or horrible objects are exhibited
also
: a collection of such exhibits
Word History
First Known Use
1849, in the meaning defined above
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The first known use of chamber of horrors was
in 1849
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“Chamber of horrors.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chamber%20of%20horrors. Accessed 26 Mar. 2023.
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