potpourri

Definition of Potpourri in English :

Noun

1. assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Example Sentences:
'a great assortment of cars was on display'
'he had a variety of disorders'
'a veritable smorgasbord of religions'

2. medley, pastiche, potpourri

a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources

3. potpourri

a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Potpourri

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noun plural -ris

1.

a collection of mixed flower petals dried and preserved in a pot to scent the air

2.

a collection of unrelated or disparate items; miscellany

3.

a medley of popular tunes

4.

a stew of meat and vegetables

Potpourri

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noun

1. Obsolete

a stew

2.

a mixture of dried flower petals with spices, kept in a jar for its fragrance

3.

a medley, miscellany, or anthology

Potpourri

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n. pl. pot·pour·ris

1. A combination of incongruous things: "In the minds of many, the real and imagined causes for Russia's defeats quickly mingled into a potpourri of terrible fears" (W. Bruce Lincoln).

2. A miscellaneous anthology or collection: a potpourri of short stories and humorous verse.

3. A mixture of dried flower petals and spices used to scent the air.

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