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cabinet

office, study

noun kah-bee-NEH Less Common

Origin: Italian 'gabinetto' (small room)

Also means

cabinet (political), toilet (dated)

Usage Note

Cabinet has several meanings depending on context: a professional's consulting room (cabinet médical = doctor's surgery), the group of government ministers (le cabinet du ministre), and in older or formal usage, a small private room. The final '-t' is silent. Un cabinet de curiosités is a 'cabinet of curiosities'.

Examples

"Son cabinet médical est au deuxième étage."

Natural Translation

His doctor's office is on the second floor.

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