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Dictionary: mixed bag

n.
A collection of dissimilar things; an assortment.


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Idioms: mixed bag
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A heterogeneous collection of people, items, activities, or the like; an assortment. For example, The school offers a mixed bag of after-school activities--team sports, band practice, a language class. This idiom calls up the image of a sack full of different items. [First half of 1900s]


Military Dictionary: mixed bag
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(DOD, NATO) In naval mine warfare, a collection of mines of various types, firing systems, sensitivities, arming delays and ship counter settings.

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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
  Synonyms: assortment, mixture, miscellany, miscellanea, salmagundi, variety, potpourri, motley


 
 
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