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mélange

 
Dictionary: mé·lange  me·lange (mā-läNzh') pronunciation
also n.
  1. A mixture: " (Howard Kaplan).
  2. Geology. A metamorphic rock formation created from sediments and rocks scraped off the top of a downward-moving tectonic plate in a subduction zone.

[French, from Old French meslance, from mesler, to mix. See meddle.]


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IN BRIEF: n. - A motley assortment of things.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a motley assortment of things
  Synonyms: odds and ends, oddments, farrago, ragbag, hodgepodge, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hotchpotch, omnium-gatherum


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Dansk (Danish)
n. - (tobaks)blanding

Nederlands (Dutch)
melange, mix

Français (French)
n. - mélange

Deutsch (German)
n. - Melange, Gemisch

Italiano (Italian)
miscela

Português (Portuguese)
n. - mistura (f)

Español (Spanish)
n. - mezcla, mezcolanza

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - blandning, virrvarr

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) خليط, مزيج‏


 
 
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