Omnium-gatherum \Om`ni*um-gath"er*um\, n. [A macaronic compound
of L. omnium, gen. pl. of omnis all, and E. gather.]
A miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused
mixture; a medley; a hodgepodge. [Colloq. & Humorous]
--Selden.
Syn: hotchpotch, odds and ends, farrago, motley collection.
[1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
omnium-gatherum
n : a motley assortment of things [syn: odds and ends, oddments,
melange, farrago, ragbag, hodgepodge, mishmash,
mingle-mangle, hotchpotch]
WordNet (r) 2.0
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