a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
<noun.group> a great assortment of cars was on display he had a variety of disorders a veritable smorgasbord of religions
cooked meats and eggs and vegetables usually arranged in rows around the plate and dressed with a salad dressing
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Salmagundi \Sal`ma*gun"di\, n. [F. salmigondis, of uncertain origin; perhaps from L. salgama condita, pl.; salgama pickles + condita preserved (see {Condite}); or from the Countess Salmagondi, lady of honor to Maria de Medici, who is said to have invented it; or cf. It. salame salt meat, and F. salmis a ragout.] 1. A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions. --Johnson.
2. Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany. --W. Irving.