"omnium-gatherum" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌɒm.nɪəmˈɡæ.ðə.ɹəm/ [UK], /ˌɑm.ni.əmˈɡæ.ðɚ.əm/ [US] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Persent101-omnium-gatherum.wav Forms: omnium-gatherums [plural], omnium-gathera [plural]
Etymology: Dog Latin, from Latin omnium (“of all”) and gather + -um, suggesting a collection of everything. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|omnium|gloss=of all}} Latin omnium (“of all”), {{suffix|en|gather|um}} gather + -um Head templates: {{en-noun|s|omnium-gathera|nolinkhead=1}} omnium-gatherum (plural omnium-gatherums or omnium-gathera)
  1. A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things. Synonyms: hodgepodge, omnium gatherum, omnigatherum

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