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[syn: odds and ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
M'elange \M['e]`lange"\, n. [F. See Mell, Meddle.]
A mixture; a medley.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
melange
n 1: a motley assortment of things [syn: odds and ends,
oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash,
mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry,
omnium-gatherum]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
34 Moby Thesaurus words for "melange":
all sorts, assemblage, assortment, broad spectrum, conglomeration,
gallimaufry, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpot, hotchpotch, jumble,
magpie, mash, medley, mess, mingle-mangle, miscellany, mishmash,
mix, mixed bag, odds and ends, olio, olla podrida, omnium-gatherum,
pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork, potpourri, salad, salmagundi,
sauce, scramble, stew, what you will