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Definition of potpourri noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

potpourri

noun
 
/ˌpəʊpʊˈriː/
 
/ˌpəʊpʊˈriː/
(from French)
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  1. [uncountable, countable] a mixture of dried flowers and leaves used for making a room smell pleasant
  2. [singular] a mixture of various things that were not originally intended to form a group
    • a potpourri of tunes
    3. Word Originearly 17th cent. (denoting a stew made of different kinds of meat): from French, literally ‘rotten pot’.
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