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[French, from Old French meslance, from mesler, to mix. See meddle.]
mélange
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noun
- A collection of various things: assortment, conglomeration, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety. Slang grab bag. See collect/distribute.
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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
Português (Portuguese)
n. - mistura (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - mezcla, mezcolanza
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - blandning, virrvarr
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) خليط, مزيج
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