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Noun: smorgasbord  'smor-gus,bord
  1. A collection containing many different types of things
    "a veritable smorgasbord of religions";
    - assortment, mixture, mixed bag [informal], miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, potpourri, motley, smörgåsbord
     
  2. An assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal
    - smörgåsbord

Derived forms: smorgasbords, smörgåsbords

Type of: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, buffet, collection

Encyclopedia: Smorgasbord