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English noun: smorgasbord | |||
| 1. | smorgasbord (group) a collection containing a variety of sorts of things | ||
| Samples | A great assortment of cars was on display. He had a variety of disorders. A veritable smorgasbord of religions. | ||
| Synonyms | assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, mixture, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, variety | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | alphabet soup, farrago, gallimaufry, grab bag, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag, range, sampler, selection, witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' broth | ||
| 2. | smorgasbord (food) an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | buffet | ||
| Domain region | Scandinavia | ||
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