melange
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Etymology [edit]
From French mélange, from Middle French mélange, meslange, from Old French meslance, meslinges (“set of diverse elements”), derived from mescler (“to mingle, mix up”) (modern French mêler), from Vulgar Latin *misculāre, from Latin misceō (“mix”) + -inges, a suffix from Frankish *-ingo (“-ing”). More at mix, -ing.
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Noun [edit]
melange (plural melanges)
- A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things
- The room was a melange of comic books and posters.
- A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.
Synonyms [edit]
- (collection of a variety of things): assortment, farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, mingle-mangle, mishmash, mixture, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
- See also Wikisaurus:hodgepodge
Translations [edit]
collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things
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