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Meaning of OMNIUM-GATHERUM

Pronunciation:  `âmneeum 'gadhurum

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [n]  a motley assortment of things
 
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 Synonyms: farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, ragbag
 
 See Also: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, variety

 

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary
 
 Definition: 
\Om`ni*um-gath"er*um\, n. [A macaronic compound
of L. omnium, gen.pl. of omnis all, and E. gather.]
A miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused
mixture; a medley. [Colloq. & Humorous] --Selden.
 

 

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