From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Omnium-gatherum \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; a hodgepodge. [Colloq. & Humorous]
--Selden.
Syn: hotchpotch, odds and ends, farrago, motley collection.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
omnium-gatherum
n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: {odds and ends},
{oddments}, {melange}, {farrago}, {ragbag}, {mishmash},
{mingle-mangle}, {hodgepodge}, {hotchpotch}, {gallimaufry},
{omnium-gatherum}]
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