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treasure house
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treasure house
(noun)
treasure house
noun
plural
treasure houses
treasure house
noun
plural
treasure houses
Britannica Dictionary definition of TREASURE HOUSE
[
count
]
:
a place where there are many valuable things
—
often +
of
The city is a
treasure house of
art. [=there are many works of art in the city]
Books are
treasure houses of
knowledge.
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