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Potpourri

noun

A collection containing a variety of sorts of things. Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety. "He had a variety of disorders" , "A veritable smorgasbord of religions"

A musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources. Synonyms: medley, pastiche.

A jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume.

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"Potpourri" Quotes from Famous Books

... Sohlberg and then of Antoinette Nowak as factors in the potpourri, the situation became more difficult. Humanly fond of Aileen as Cowperwood was, and because of his lapses and her affection, desirous of being kind, yet for the time being he was alienated almost completely from her. He grew remote according as his clandestine affairs ...

— The Titan • Theodore Dreiser

... the familiar strains. At an open-air fiesta in Barcelona some American friends who made their home there put the bandmaster up to breaking forth with the dear old melody as I came down the aisle, and I was mightily pleased. Again at a concert in Lucerne, the band, playing a potpourri of Swiss songs, interpolated Kentucky's national anthem and the group of us stood ...

— Marse Henry, Complete - An Autobiography • Henry Watterson

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