om·ni·um-gath·er·um ( m n - m-g  r-m)n. A miscellaneous collection; a hodgepodge. [Latin omnium, genitive pl. of omnis, all; see op- in Indo-European roots + gatherum (mock-Latinate alteration of gather).] |
omnium-gatherum [ˈɒmnɪəmˈgæðərəm]
n
Often facetious a miscellaneous collection; assortment
[from Latin omnium of all, from omnis all + Latinized form of English gather]
omnium-gatherum
a miscellany or medley.
See also: Collections and Collecting
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| Noun | 1. | omnium-gatherum - a motley assortment of things farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, ragbag assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" |
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