What's the difference between potpourri and salmagundi?

Potpourri


Definition:

  • (n.) A medley or mixture.
  • (n.) A ragout composed of different sorts of meats, vegetables, etc., cooked together.
  • (n.) A jar or packet of flower leaves, perfumes, and spices, used to scent a room.
  • (n.) A piece of music made up of different airs strung together; a medley.
  • (n.) A literary production composed of parts brought together without order or bond of connection.

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  • (1) The major topics include the assessment and treatment of occlusal wear, the controversies surrounding treatment position of the mandibular condyles, occlusal considerations in osseointegrated prostheses, the two-way relationship between occlusal factors and temporomandibular disorders, design criteria and longevity studies in resin-bonded, fixed-partial dentures, and a potpourri of articles on other topics of interest.
  • (2) The 18th century minted the magazine, an elegant potpourri of stories and news, instruction and amusement.
  • (3) Perhaps a lovely bowl of potpourri under the nose of the framed Adolf smiling benignly down from the wall.
  • (4) Alongside it is the charming City Bird , a potpourri of a retail store, and its sister store Nest , which together serve as studio, gallery and retail outlet for Detroit-themed goods.
  • (5) In contrast, T-cell ALLs introduce a potpourri of genes into their T cell receptor loci.
  • (6) A potpourri of surgical and prosthodontic complications using the Branemark implant are presented and evaluated.
  • (7) It is labeled as potpourri and marketed as synthetic marijuana, although it has nothing to do with either.
  • (8) "I have to wash before I speak to you because I stink," he continues, his voice a weird transatlantic potpourri of vowels and dropped consonants.
  • (9) The programme, which he presents with Amy Lamé and Baylen Leonard , is a wonderful potpourri of nonsense.
  • (10) In this chapter, I have presented a potpourri of examples of proper clothing to wear during various exercise demands in different environments.
  • (11) Since tracheobronchial secretions are commonly contaminated by microorganisms colonizing the upper airways, routine culture of expectorated sputum, with the inevitable recovery of a potpourri of potential pathogens, can hardly be regarded as a meaningful exercise for the physician.
  • (12) The potpourri of names applied to those specializing in emergency medicine creates an aura of amorphism.
  • (13) This potpourri of fantasy and reality, celebration and satire, is a blast, and a very contemporary one.
  • (14) Despite this recognition, relatively little is known regarding the potpourri of physiological, environmental, structural and mechanical factors potentially associated with a lower aerobic demand of running.
  • (15) The book is a classic Brand potpourri: brilliant and infuriating, part travelogue, memoir, rant, riff, a call to arms and, ultimately, to love.
  • (16) We have reviewed a potpourri of high-tech advances of interest to the hand surgeon: electronically controlled prostheses, functional neuromuscular stimulation, computer graphics, data base computer programs, 3-D imaging, magnetic resonance imaging, and lasers--fields that point toward new directions in medicine, in general, and in our specialty, in particular, as we enter the twenty-first century.
  • (17) The origin of the myth is a green, potpourri-like mixture of herbs and uncured tobacco leaves called ipdambae (잎담배), translated literally as "leaf tobacco".

Salmagundi


Definition:

  • (n.) A mixture of chopped meat and pickled herring, with oil, vinegar, pepper, and onions.
  • (n.) Hence, a mixture of various ingredients; an olio or medley; a potpourri; a miscellany.

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