From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Potpourri \Pot`pour`ri"\, n. [F., fr. pot pot + pourri, p. p. of
pourrir to rot, L. putrere. Cf. {Olla-podrida}.]
A medley or mixture. Specifically:
(a) A ragout composed of different sorts of meats,
vegetables, etc., cooked together.
(b) A jar or packet of flower leaves, perfumes, and spices,
used to scent a room.
(c) A piece of music made up of different airs strung
together; a medley.
(d) A literary production composed of parts brought together
without order or bond of connection.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
potpourri
n 1: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a
great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety
of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" [syn:
{assortment}, {mixture}, {mixed bag}, {miscellany},
{miscellanea}, {variety}, {salmagundi}, {smorgasbord},
{potpourri}, {motley}]
2: a musical composition consisting of a series of songs or
other musical pieces from various sources [syn: {medley},
{potpourri}, {pastiche}]
3: a jar of mixed flower petals and spices used as perfume
From German-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.3 [fd-deu-eng]:
Potpourri /pɔtpuriː/
medly
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