Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun A collection of dissimilar things; an assortment.

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  • noun any bag containing a mixture of something
  • noun by extension, a group of entities with few characteristics in common; an assortment
  • noun idiomatic something tending to have both good and bad results or characteristics; something having a mixture of advantages and disadvantages

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  • noun a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

Etymologies

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From mixed + bag.

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