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alphabet soup

PRIMARY MEANINGS OF: alphabet soup

1
n
soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet
2
n
a confusing assortment
FULL DEFINITIONS OF: alphabet soup
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n soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet

Type of:
soup
liquid food especially of meat or fish or vegetable stock often containing pieces of solid food
2

n a confusing assortment

“Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies”
Type of:
assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
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