- omnium gatherum
- omnium gatherum 1520s, "miscellaneous collection," humorous coinage from L. omnium "of all" (gen. plural of omnis; see OMNI (Cf. omni)-) + Latinized form of English GATHER (Cf. gather).
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Omnium-gatherum — Om ni*um gath er*um, n. [A macaronic compound of L. omnium, gen. pl. of omnis all, and E. gather.] A miscellaneous collection of things or persons; a confused mixture; a medley; a hodgepodge. [Colloq. & Humorous] Selden. Syn: hotchpotch, odds and … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
omnium-gatherum — [äm′nē əm gath′ər əm] n. [pseudo L < L omnium, gen. pl. of omnis, all + GATHER + em for THEM] a miscellaneous collection of persons or things … English World dictionary
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omnium gatherum — /ˌɒmniəm ˈgæðərʊm/ (say .omneeuhm gadhuhroom) noun a miscellaneous collection: *sundry other specimens of the omnium gatherum we were blessed with. –henry handel richardson, 1925. {Latin omnium of all + gatherumpseudo Latin form of gather} …
omnium-gatherum — omnium gath·er·um … English syllables
omnium-gatherum — /om nee euhm gadh euhr euhm/, n., pl. omnium gatherums. a miscellaneous collection. [1520 30; < L omnium of all (gen. pl. of omnis) + pseudo L gatherum a gathering] * * * … Universalium
omnium-gatherum — om•ni•um gath•er•um [[t]ˌɒm ni əmˈgæð ər əm[/t]] n. pl. ums a miscellaneous collection • Etymology: 1520–30; < L omnium of all (gen. pl. of omnis) + pseudo L gatherum a gathering … From formal English to slang
omnium-gatherum — noun (plural omnium gatherums) Etymology: Latin omnium (genitive plural of omnis) + English gather + Latin um, noun ending Date: 1530 a miscellaneous collection (as of things or persons) … New Collegiate Dictionary
omnium gatherum — [ˌɒmnɪəm gaδərəm] noun a collection of miscellaneous people or things. Origin C16: mock L., from L. omnium of all and gather + the L. suffix um … English new terms dictionary
