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knickknack definition

knick·knack (nik′nak′)

noun

a small ornamental article or contrivance; gimcrack; trinket

Etymology: redupl. of knack

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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