omnium-gatherum
- noun
- /ˈɑmniəmˈɡæðərəm/
- Archaic
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omnium-gatherum
- The box under my desk is an omnium-gatherum of old photographs, receipts, and tools.
Examples
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The festival offered an omnium-gatherum of musical styles, from folk to electronic.
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Her story was an omnium-gatherum of rumors, half-truths, and wild exaggerations.
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The event was an omnium-gatherum of artists and musicians.
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Can you believe the omnium-gatherum at the festival?
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The box under my desk is an omnium-gatherum of old photographs, receipts, and tools.
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Her story was an omnium-gatherum of rumors, half-truths, and wild exaggerations.
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The festival offered an omnium-gatherum of musical styles, from folk to electronic.
Synonyms
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3.5
A collection of different things, like books or food
14
7.3
A messy mixture of different things thrown together
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2.8
Small leftover things that you keep, like old keys or bits of paper
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6.4
A confused mix of different things
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5.5
A group of things put together, like parts or materials
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7.4
A group of different things gathered in one place
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8.2
A mixture of different things, often very varied and unexpected
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8.6
A group of things or people gathered together
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9.9
A confused mix of different things that do not fit together
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7.1
A collection of different, unrelated items
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9.9
A mixed collection of things from many places
A mixed collection of different things
A messy mixture of different things that do not fit together
A confused mix of different things like old toys and books
Small leftover pieces from things like buttons or fabric
How Mixed
Surface Forms
Etymology
Omnium-gatherum comes from the Latin word omnium meaning 'of all' and the English verb gather, turned into a playful Latin-like gatherum. So it pictures a collection of many different things and that is why it means a mixed or miscellaneous group.