pot-pourri — meaning in English

English meaning

• medley noun A mixture of different things.
• potpourri noun A mixture of dried, fragrant flowers and plant material, often kept in a bowl to scent a room.

Senses

pot-pourri is used for these senses in English:

• kitchen sink (also, attributive) A miscellaneous item or a miscellany, especially exemplifying an indiscriminate profusion.
• medley (music) A collection of related songs played or mixed together as a single piece. [from 17thc.]

medley — full definition

1. noun A mixture of different things.
2. noun A musical piece made of several songs or tunes joined together.
3. noun A swimming race combining all four competitive strokes.

potpourri — full definition

1. noun A mixture of dried, fragrant flowers and plant material, often kept in a bowl to scent a room.
2. noun A varied mixture or collection of different things.

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