Potpourri

  • 21potpourri — [wym. popuri] n ndm muz. «kompozycja muzyczna składająca się z popularnych urywków podobnego typu lub jednego kompozytora; wiązanka popularnych melodii; czasem też żartobliwie o kompilacjach z innych dziedzin» Melodyjne potpourri. Potpourri… …

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  • 22potpourri — noun Etymology: French pot pourri, literally, rotten pot Date: 1749 1. a mixture of flowers, herbs, and spices that is usually kept in a jar and used for scent 2. a miscellaneous collection ; medley < a potpourri of the best songs and sketches&#8230; …

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  • 23potpourrí — (Del fr. pot pourri.) ► sustantivo masculino Mezcla de varias cosas: ■ el cantante interpretó un potpourrí de sus mejores canciones. TAMBIÉN popurrí, pupurri …

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  • 24Potpourri — Pọt|pour|ri 〈 [ pur ] n.; Gen.: s, Pl.: s〉 1. 〈Musik〉 aus verschiedenen, durch Übergänge verbundenen Melodien eines od. mehrerer Musikstücke zusammengesetztes Musikstück 2. 〈fig.〉 kunterbuntes Allerlei [Etym.: &LT;frz. potpourri, übersetzt&#8230; …

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  • 25Potpourri — Pot|pour|ri [...puri, auch ... ri:] das; s, s &LT;aus gleichbed. fr. potpourri, eigtl. »Eintopf (aus allerlei Zutaten)«, zu pot, vgl. 3↑Pot&GT;: 1. Zusammenstellung verschiedenartiger, durch Übergänge verbundener (meist bekannter u. beliebter)&#8230; …

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  • 26potpourri — pot|pour|ri [ ,poupu ri ] noun uncount pieces of dried plants with a nice smell, mixed together a. a mixture of different things: a potpourri of songs from the 1960s …

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  • 27potpourri —    (poh poo REE) [French: rotten pot] A mixture of fragrant dried flower petals and spices, kept in a jar and used to perfume a room. A miscellaneous collection of literary or musical pieces; a medley or olio. Any mixture of disparate elements.&#8230; …

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  • 28potpourri — noun 1 (U) a mixture of pieces of dried flowers and leaves kept in a bowl to make a room smell pleasant 2 (C) a mixture of things that are not usually put together, for example different pieces of music or writing: a potpourri of literary styles …

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  • 29potpourri — noun the book is a potpourri of curious animal stories Syn: mixture, assortment, collection, selection, assemblage, medley, miscellany, mix, mélange, variety, mixed bag, patchwork, bricolage; ragbag, mishmash, salmagundi, jumble, farrago …

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  • 30potpourri — UK [ˌpəʊpʊˈrɪ] / US [ˌpoʊpʊˈrɪ] noun 1) [uncountable] pieces of dried plants with a nice smell, mixed together 2) [singular] a mixture of different things a potpourri of songs from the 1960s …

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