omnium-gatherum

[ om-nee-uhm-gath-er-uhm ]

/ ˌɒm ni əmˈgæð ər əm /

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noun, plural om·ni·um-gath·er·ums.

a miscellaneous collection.

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Origin of omnium-gatherum

1520–30; <Latin omnium of all (genitive plural of omnis) + pseudo-Latin gatherum a gathering

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How to use omnium-gatherum in a sentence

Chris Hoy won gold in the Keirin and Laura Trott in the Omnium.
Prince Harry Cheers On Team GB To Record Gold Haul, Keeps Distance From Fergie|Tom Sykes|August 8, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Prince Harry is in the velodrome where British cyclist Laura Trott has just claimed England's 21st gold medal in the omnium.
Harry Watches Another Gold, Fergie present||August 7, 2012|DAILY BEAST
Hc mihi videtur esse posse commodissima & sufficiens narrandorum omnium expositio.
The Jesuit Relations and Allied Documents, Vol. II: Acadia, 1612-1614|Various
Fratres verò inclinatis capitibus, hinc et inde caputiis depositis, se omnium precibus commendaverunt.
The History of the Knights Templars, the Temple Church, and the Temple|Charles G. Addison

Prisca omnium familiarum Scaliger stirpis insignia sunt, aut Scala singularis, aut Canes utrinque scal innitentes.
Notes and Queries, Number 69, February 22, 1851|Various
And I think it is something in a young man's favour when it is known that he associates with such persons as the Duke of Omnium.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope
And there had been something in that argument about the Duchess of Omnium's parties, and Mr. Happerton, which had its effect.
The Prime Minister|Anthony Trollope

British Dictionary definitions for omnium-gatherum

omnium-gatherum

/ (ˈɒmnɪəmˈɡæðərəm) /

noun

often facetious a miscellaneous collection; assortment

Word Origin for omnium-gatherum

C16: from Latin omnium of all, from omnis all + Latinized form of English gather

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