Potpourri

  • 41Potpourri — Pot·pour·ri [ pɔtpʊri] das; s, s; ein Musikstück, das aus mehreren, meist bekannten Liedern usw besteht || K: Schlagerpotpourri …

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  • 42potpourri — POT POURRÍ s.n. v. potpuriu. Trimis de LauraGellner, 13.09.2007. Sursa: DN …

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  • 43potpourri — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. blend, medley, hodgepodge, miscellany, mélange; salmagundi, gallimaufry, pastiche. See mixture, odor. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. medley, hodgepodge, blend; see mixture . III (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n …

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  • 44potpourri —  pl. potpourris …

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  • 45potpourri — n. collection of dried and perfumed flower petals; mixture of various objects that are unrelated to each other; musical medley; literary collection of miscellaneous writingspot·pour·ri || ‚pəʊpÊŠ rɪː /‚pəʊ pÊŠrɪ …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 46potpourri — [pəʊ pʊəri, ri:, pɒt pʊəri] noun (plural potpourris) 1》 a mixture of dried petals and spices placed in a bowl to perfume a room. 2》 a mixture of things; a medley. Origin C17 (denoting a stew made of different kinds of meat): from Fr., lit. rotten …

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  • 47potpourri — n medley, olio, grab bag, Inf. mixed bag, combination, Inf. combo; melange, pastiche, pasticcio, mosaic, collage, patchwork; mixture, blend, intermixture, admixture, compound, composite, conglomeration; olla podrida, miscellany, miscellanea,… …

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  • 48potpourri — pot·pour·ri …

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  • 49potpourri — pot•pour•ri [[t]ˌpoʊ pʊˈri, ˈpoʊ pʊˌri[/t]] n. pl. ris 1) a fragrant mixture of dried flower petals and spices, usu. kept in a jar 2) any miscellaneous grouping; medley • Etymology: 1605–15; < F: lit., rotten pot, trans. of Sp olla podrida… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 50potpourri — /pɒtˈpʊəri/ (say pot poouhree), /poʊpəˈri/ (say pohpuh ree) noun (plural potpourris) 1. a mixture of dried petals of roses or other flowers with spices, etc., kept in a jar for the fragrance. 2. a musical medley. 3. a collection of miscellaneous… …