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noun
A collection of various things; an assortment, mixed bag or motley.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
An anthology of miscellaneous prose.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A medley of songs or music.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: entertainment, lifestyle, music
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noun
A mixture of dried fragrant plant material, often in a decorative bowl, used to scent a room.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A ragout or stew of meat and vegetables.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: cooking, food, lifestyle
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noun
a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: perfume, essence
noun
a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: medley, pastiche
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Broader terms: musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
noun
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, motley
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: collection, aggregation, accumulation, assemblage
Narrower terms: grab bag, witches' brew, witches' broth, witch's brew, range, selection, odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum, alphabet soup, sampler
History
From French pot-pourri (“stew, potpourri”), a calque of Spanish olla podrida (“stew”, literally “rotten pot”). Doublet of olla podrida.
Across languages
43 source translations are retained for this English entry.
