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liˌoʊ noun, plural o·li·os.
1.
a dish of many ingredients.
2.
3.
a mixture of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge.
4.
a medley or potpourri, as of musical or literary selections; miscellany.
5.
Theater.
a.
a specialty act performed downstage while the upstage set is changed.
b.
a performance, as a musical number, presented between scenes or acts.
c.
drop scene ( def 1 ).
d.
a program of variety acts, especially the second half of a minstrel show.
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World English Dictionary
olio (ˈəʊlɪˌəʊ) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl olios | |
| 1. | a dish of many different ingredients |
| 2. | a miscellany or potpourri |
| [C17: from Spanish olla stew, from Latin: jar] | |
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Word Origin & History
olio
medley dish of Iberian origin, 1640s, from Sp. olla, Port. olha, both from L. olla "pot, jar." Sense transferred to "any mixture or medley."
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Part two was an olio of short specialties in which the women did not appear.
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