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| Main Entry: |
melange
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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscellany |
| Synonyms: | assortment, hodgepodge, medley, mishmash, mixture, olio, pasticcio |
| Main Entry: | mixture |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | combination |
| Synonyms: | admixture, adulteration, alloy, amalgam, amalgamation, assimilation, association, batter, blend, brew, combine, combo, commixture, composite, compound, concoction, confection, conglomeration, cross, crossing, dough, fusion, goulash, grab bag, hodgepodge, hybrid, hybridization, incorporation, infiltration, interfusion, jumble, mash, medley, merger, mingling, miscellany, mishmash, mix, mixed bag, mosaic, mélange, package, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, saturation, soup, stew, transfusion, union, variety |
| Notes: | in a mixture, the combined elements lose their individual identities and are fused, blended, or compounded in the result; in a mix, the elements, though combined, retain their individual identities |
| Main Entry: | smorgasbord |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | varied assortment |
| Synonyms: | array, assortment, choice, collection, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, miscellany, mishmash |
| Main Entry: | salmagundi |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscellany |
| Synonyms: | assortment, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mishmash, mixture, potpourri, salad |
| Main Entry: | alphabet soup |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | confusing assortment |
| Synonyms: | hodgepodge, potpourri, salmagundi |
| Main Entry: | olio |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | miscellany |
| Synonyms: | collection, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mishmash, mixture, potpourri, stew |
| Main Entry: | congeries |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | accumulation |
| Synonyms: | aggregation, amassment, assemblage, collection, gathering, heap, hodgepodge, pile |
| Main Entry: | gallimaufry |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | assortment |
| Synonyms: | array, choice, collection, combination, combo, conglomeration, diversity, garbage, group, hodgepodge, jumble, kind, medley, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, mélange, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, selection, sort, variety |
| Main Entry: | oddment |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | odds and ends |
| Synonyms: | assortment, bits, bits and pieces, debris, etcetera, hodgepodge, jumble, knickknacks, leavings, leftovers, litter, medley, melee, miscellaneous paraphernalia, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, motley, mélange, notions, novelties, oddments, olio, particles, patchwork, potpourri, rags, refuse, remainder, remains, remnants, rest, rubbish*, rummage, scraps, sundries, sundry items, this and that |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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