POTPOURRI


Meaning of POTPOURRI in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ poʊpʊəri, AM -pʊri: ]

also pot-pourri, pot pourri

( potpourris)

1.

Potpourri is a mixture of dried petals and leaves from different flowers. Potpourri is used to make rooms smell pleasant.

N-MASS

2.

A potpourri of things is a collection of various different items which were not originally intended to form a group.

...a potpourri of architectural styles from all over the world.

= miscellany

N-SING : usu N of n

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