Word of the Day

Omnium gatherum


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Omnium gatherum is a noun that refers to a collection of miscellaneous people or things.

Our word of the day comes directly from Latin. From Latin, it takes omnium, which means ‘of all,’ and from Old English it takes gather, a word that was later brought into English with the same meaning it currently has.

The meeting was an omnium gatherum of people from all professions. I spotted lawyers, janitors and teachers, all sharing the details of their lives.

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