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Definition of bric-a-brac noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

bric-a-brac

noun
 
/ˈbrɪk ə bræk/
 
/ˈbrɪk ə bræk/
[uncountable]
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  1. ornaments and other small attractive objects of little value
    • market stalls selling cheap bric-a-brac
    Oxford Collocations DictionaryBric-a-brac is used before these nouns:
    • stall
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    Word Originmid 19th cent.: from French, from obsolete à bric et à brac ‘at random’.
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