omnium-gatherum
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om·ni·um-gath·er·um
(ŏm′nē-əm-găth′ər-əm)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).]
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omnium-gatherum
(ˈɒmnɪəmˈɡæðərəm)n
often facetious a miscellaneous collection; assortment
[C16: from Latin omnium of all, from omnis all + Latinized form of English gather]
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om•ni•um-gath•er•um
(ˌɒm ni əmˈgæð ər əm)n., pl. -ums.
a miscellaneous collection.
[1520–30; < Latin omnium of all (genitive pl. of omnis) + pseudo-Latin gatherum a gathering]
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omnium-gatherum
a miscellany or medley.
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Noun | 1. | ![]() 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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