Word of the Day 5.26.09
farrago
far·ra·go (f
-rä
g
, -r
-)
n. pl. far·ra·goes
An assortment or a medley; a conglomeration: “their special farrago of resentments” William Safire.
[Latin farrg, mixed fodder, hodgepodge, from far, farr-, a kind of grain; see bhares- in Indo-European roots.]
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| Noun | 1. | farrago – a motley assortment of things
gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture – a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; “a great assortment of cars was on display”; “he had a variety of disorders”; “a veritable smorgasbord of religions”
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