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Noun: potpourri  `pow-pû'ree
  1. A collection containing a variety of sorts of things
    "a great potpourri of cars was on display"
    - assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, motley
     
  2. A musical composition consisting of a series of songs or other musical pieces from various sources
    - medley, pastiche
     
  3. A jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume

Sounds like: popery

Derived forms: potpourris

Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection, composition, essence, musical composition, opus, perfume, piece, piece of music

Encyclopedia: Potpourri