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Hodgepodge

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. A mixture of dissimilar ingredients; a jumble.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. A collection of miscellaneous things; a jumble.

the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English

n. A mixed mass; a medley. See hotchpot.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. Same as hotchpotch.

n. In law, a commixture of lands. See hotchpot, 2.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. a motley assortment of things

n. a theory or argument made up of miscellaneous or incongruous ideas

Word Usage

"But doctors have chafed at being measured by what they describe as a hodgepodge of systems that lack any oversight and consistency -- and some health-care experts say they have a point."

Hypernym

Words that are more generic or abstract

smorgasbord miscellany salmagundi assortment mixture

Variant

hotchpot

Synonym

Words with the same meaning

stew mixture oddments ragbag odds and ends

Same Context

Words that are found in similar contexts

salmagundi potpourri farrago xterm gallimaufry