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smorgasbord

DEFINITIONS OF: smorgasbord

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n a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

“a veritable smorgasbord of religions”
Synonyms:
assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, variety
Types:
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grab bag
an assortment of miscellaneous items
witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' broth
a fearsome mixture
range
a variety of different things or activities
selection
an assortment of things from which a choice can be made
farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
a motley assortment of things
alphabet soup
a confusing assortment
sampler
an assortment of various samples
band
a range of frequencies between two limits
Type of:
accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
several things grouped together or considered as a whole

n an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal

Type of:
buffet
a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves
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