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omnium-gatherum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /ˌɒm.nɪəmˈɡæ.ðə.ɹəm/
  • US: /ˌɑm.ni.əmˈɡæ.ðɚ.əm/
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noun

Meaning 1

A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, catch-all, clamjamfrey, cocktail, rummage, salad, anthology, gallery, congeries, crazyquilt, disjecta membra, farrago, galimatias, gallimaufry, grab bag, hodgepodge, horse and rabbit stew, hotchpotch, hotchpot, job lot, jumble, macedoine, medley, melange, mingle-mangle, miscellanea, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, motley, odds and ends, oddments, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum, pastiche, patchwork quilt, potpourri, ragbag, salmagundi, slurry, smorgasbord, welter, Whitman's sampler

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

a motley assortment of things

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley

History

Etymology

Dog Latin, from Latin omnium (“of all”) and gather + -um, suggesting a collection of everything.