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omnium-gatherum

[om-nee-uhm-gath-er-uhm]

om·ni·um-gath·er·um

[om-nee-uhm-gath-er-uhm]
noun, plural -ums.
a miscellaneous collection.

Origin:
1520–30; < Latin omnium of all (genitive plural of omnis) + pseudo-Latin gatherum a gathering
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Omnium-gatherum has a plethora of syllables.
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the estimation of something as valueless (encountered mainly as an example of one of the longest words in the English language).
opposition to the withdrawal of state support or recognition from an established church, esp. the Anglican Church in 19th-century England.
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omnium-gatherum (ˈɒmnɪəmˈɡæðərəm)
 
n
facetious often a miscellaneous collection; assortment
 
[C16: from Latin omnium of all, from omnis all + Latinized form of English gather]

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