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objet d'art

noun
variants: also objet

Synonyms and Antonyms of objet d'art

something strange or unusual that is an object of interest

  • the museum's collection is strongest in objets d'art from the South Pacific
Synonyms of objet d'art

curio, curiosity, exotic, oddity, oddment, rarity
Words Related to objet d'art

found object, objet trouvé

curiosa, ephemera, virtu (or vertu)

marvel, prodigy, rara avis, rare bird, wonder

abnormality, anomaly, freak, monster, monstrosity

malformation, mutant, mutation

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