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GALLIMAUFRY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gallimaufry mean?
• GALLIMAUFRY (noun)
The noun GALLIMAUFRY has 1 sense:
1. a motley assortment of things
Familiarity information: GALLIMAUFRY used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A motley assortment of things
Classified under:
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects
Synonyms:
farrago; gallimaufry; hodgepodge; hotchpotch; melange; mingle-mangle; mishmash; oddments; odds and ends; omnium-gatherum; ragbag
Hypernyms ("gallimaufry" is a kind of...):
assortment; miscellanea; miscellany; mixed bag; mixture; motley; potpourri; salmagundi; smorgasbord; variety (a collection containing a variety of sorts of things)
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