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Where does “bric-a-brac” come from?

bric-a-brac (English) comes from French bric-à-brac — miscellaneous items, bric-a-brac; storeroom.

bric-a-brac (English): Alternative spelling of bric-a-brac

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  1. Alternative spelling of bric-a-brac

Ancestry of “bric-a-brac”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Frenchbric-à-bracmiscellaneous items, bric-a-brac; storeroom
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