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    omnium gatherum
    /ˌɒmnɪəm ˈɡað(ə)rəm/

    noun

    • 1. a collection of miscellaneous people or things: "an omnium gatherum of anecdotes"

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  2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › omnium-gatherumOmnium-gatherum Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    noun. om· ni· um-gath· er· um ˌäm-nē-əm-ˈga-t͟hə-rəm. plural omnium-gatherums. Synonyms of omnium-gatherum. : a miscellaneous collection (as of things or persons)

  3. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishDefinition of 'omnium-gatherum' - Collins Online Dictionary

    noun. often facetious. a miscellaneous collection; assortment. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16: from Latin omnium of all, from omnis all + Latinized form of English gather. Word Frequency. omnium-gatherum in American English. (ˈɑmniəmˈgæðərəm ) noun. a miscellaneous collection of persons or things.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › omnium-gatherumOMNIUM-GATHERUM Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    Omnium-gatherum definition: a miscellaneous collection.. See examples of OMNIUM-GATHERUM used in a sentence.

  5. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › omnium-gatherumOmnium-gatherum - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    Definitions of omnium-gatherum. noun. a motley assortment of things. synonyms: farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, ragbag. see more.

  6. en.wiktionary.org › wiki › omnium-gatherumomnium-gatherum - Wiktionary, the free dictionary

    Jun 2, 2024 · omnium-gatherum (plural omnium-gatherums or omnium-gathera) A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. Synonyms: see Thesaurus: hodgepodge

  7. www.oed.com › dictionary › omnium-gatherum_nomnium gatherum, n., adv., & adj. meanings, etymology and more |...

    There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the word omnium gatherum, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.

  8. www.thefreedictionary.com › omnium-gatherumomnium-gatherum - The Free Dictionary

    Define omnium-gatherum. omnium-gatherum synonyms, omnium-gatherum pronunciation, omnium-gatherum translation, English dictionary definition of omnium-gatherum. n. A miscellaneous collection; a hodgepodge.

  9. www.merriam-webster.com › omnium-gatherumOmnium-gatherum - Anything Goes in the Stew | Merriam-Webster

    If you're stuffed by now and can't eat another bite, don't worry: there are no calories in omnium-gatherum. And while it sounds like Latin, omnium-gatherum does not actually mean anything in that language.

  10. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › omnium-gatherumOMNIUM-GATHERUM definition in American English - Collins Online...

    noun. often facetious. a miscellaneous collection; assortment. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Word origin. C16: from Latin omnium of all, from omnis all + Latinized form of English gather. Trends of. omnium-gatherum. View usage over: Source: Google Books Ngram Viewer. Browse alphabetically. omnium-gatherum.

  11. www.etymonline.com › word › omniumomnium gatherum | Etymology of phrase omnium gatherum by...

    Aug 24, 2019 · omnium gatherum. (n.) 1520s, "miscellaneous collection," a humorous mock-Latin coinage from Latin omnium "of all things" (genitive plural of omnis; see omni-) + a feigned Latin form of English gather. Earlier form was omnegadrium (early 15c.), omnigatherum. also from 1520s.