omnium-gatherum

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

noun

plural

omnium-gatherums 

1. a miscellaneous collection.

omnium-gatherum

/ ˈɒmnɪəmˈɡæðərəm /

noun

1. facetious,  a miscellaneous collection; assortment

Word History and Origins

Origin of omnium-gatherum¹

First recorded in 1520–30; from Latin omnium “of all” (genitive plural of omnis ) + pseudo-Latin gatherum “a gathering” (from English gather + -um Latin noun suffix), replacing Middle English omnegadrium (from omni- + Middle English gaderen gather ( def. ) ) + -ium noun suffix

Word History and Origins

Origin of omnium-gatherum¹

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

Example Sentences

But maybe something about hustle, from its 1972 origins in the resilient youth of the battered South Bronx to the omnium-gatherum dance floors of 2023, deserves the title.

From Seattle Times

Volume VI, an index and omnium-gatherum, was prefaced by Mr. Stokes’s apology to subscribers for the 13-year duration of the project.

From New York Times

His multilayered sound collage is an omnium-gatherum that includes — among much else — running water, traffic, babies crying and a variety of Irish traditional music.

From New York Times

On the other hand, Adolphine's house, in spite of all her wishes and endeavours, had never been anything more than an omnium-gatherum, a rubbish heap.

From Project Gutenberg

I seldom partake of this meal," observed Philemon, "without thinking of the omnium-gatherum bowl, so exquisitely described by old Isaac Walton.

From Project Gutenberg