Complete Definition of "melange"

see|mélange

English

Alternative forms
mélange

Noun
en-noun

#A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things
#:The room was a melange of comic books and posters.
#A Viennese coffee speciality, half steamed milk and half coffee.
#A fictional drug in w:Frank Herbert|Frank Herbert's science fiction|science-fiction series w:Dune (novel)|Dune, used to lengthen life, flavor food, heighten awareness, probe the memories of one's ancestors, and induce prescience.

Synonyms
(collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things): assortment, farrago, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, mingle-mangle, mishmash, mixture, omnium-gatherum, ragbag
(fictional drug in Dune novels): spice, the spice

Translations
trans-top|A collection containing a variety of miscellaneous things
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Romanian: t|ro|melanj|n
Russian: в��ка� в���ина f, �бо�на� �ол�нка f
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zh:melange

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