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  • 101medley — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. jumble, miscellany, variety, mixture. See disorder. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A mixture] Syn. mingling, melee, conglomeration; see mixture 1 , variety 1 . 2. [A musical piece made up of various tunes]… …

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  • 102miscellany — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. anthology, analecta; medley, mixture. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Medley] Syn. jumble, collection, hodgepodge; see mixture 1 . 2. [Anthology] Syn. collectanea, extracts, compendium, symposium, compilation …

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  • 103mishmash — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. jumble, mess, farrago. See disorder. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. hodgepodge, combination, jumble; see mixture 1 . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. hodgepodge, jumble, conglomeration. see miscellany IV… …

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  • 104mixed bag — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) potpourri, medley, assortment, hodgepodge. See mixture. II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. assortment, miscellany, odds and ends, medley, hodgepodge, melange, mishmash, jumble, potpourri. III (Roget s… …

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  • 105stew — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) v. simmer, seethe, [pressures cook, steam; informal, worry, fret, fume, stew in one s own juice. n. pepperpot, ragout, goulash, fricassee, bouillabaisse; informal, agitation, dither, sweat, tizzy. See… …

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  • 106variety — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. variation, diversity, difference; assortment; kind, class; brand; multifariousness; vaudeville. See mixture, drama. II (Roget s IV) n. 1. [Quality or state of being diverse] Syn. diversity, change,… …

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  • 107assortment — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. variety, combination, group; see collection 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. miscellany, mixture, diversity, variety, potpourri, melange, jumble, mixed bag. III (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A collection of various things …

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  • 108patchwork — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. jumble, hodgepodge, pastiche, potpourri, grab bag, muddle; see also confusion 2 , disorder 2 . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. jumble, hodgepodge, mixture, miscellany, mishmash, conglomeration, melange, potpourri, pastiche …

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  • 109melange — I (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. mixture, hodgepodge, miscellany. see medley II (Roget s Thesaurus II) also melange noun A collection of various things: assortment, conglomeration, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, miscellany, mishmash,… …

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  • 110conglomeration — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun A collection of various things: assortment, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, melange, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety. Slang: grab bag. See COLLECT …

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