Colloquial Variant guide
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noun
A type of soup that contains noodles in the shape of various alphabetical letters, sometimes also numbers.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A cryptic overabundance of acronyms and abbreviations.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, uncountable
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noun
A quantity of people or organizations that are referred to by acronyms.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, metonymically, uncountable
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noun
A physical state in which there is a miscellany of different particles, often designated by letters.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, figuratively, particle, uncountable
Topics: natural-sciences, physical-sciences, physics
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noun
The series of preliminary races (denoted by letters) through which drivers must advance to the main event.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, slang, uncountable
Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports
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noun
soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: soup
noun
a confusing assortment
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
History
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Across languages
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
