farrago

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  1. noun An assortment or a medley; a conglomeration: "their special farrago of resentments” (William Safire).

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  1. Latin farrāgō, mixed fodder, hodgepodge, from far, farr-, a kind of grain; see bhares- in Indo-European roots.

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  1. from Latin farrago, mixed fodder for cattle, mash, hence also a medley, hodgepodge, from far (farr-), spelt: see farina.
 

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/fæˈreɪgoʊ/
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