Meaning & use
olio
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A miscellaneous mixture or collection of things.
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The anthology is an olio of essays, poems, and short stories.
The festival offered an olio of music, food, and crafts from around the region.
A note on using this word
A somewhat literary word; originally referred to a spicy meat and vegetable stew before taking on its figurative 'mixture' sense.
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