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Sammelsurium — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • hodgepodge noun A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
  • smorgasbord noun A buffet-style spread of many different dishes laid out for guests to help themselves.

Senses

Sammelsurium is used for these senses in English:

  • gallimaufry (figuratively) Any absurd medley, an elaborate mishmash
  • hodgepodge A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
  • patchwork quilt (figuratively, by extension) Something having a haphazard or disorganized structure; something composed of seemingly random parts.
  • smorgasbord (figuratively) An abundant and diverse collection of things.

hodgepodge — full definition

  1. noun A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things.
  2. noun A confused mass of ingredients shaken or mixed together in the same pot.

smorgasbord — full definition

  1. noun A buffet-style spread of many different dishes laid out for guests to help themselves.
  2. noun By extension, any wide-ranging mixture or selection of things.

Related German words