a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; a great assortment of cars was on display; he had a variety of disorders; a veritable smorgasbord of religions

[ Syn: assortment , mixture , mixed bag , miscellanea , variety , salmagundi , smorgasbord , potpourri , motley ]

an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.

[ Syn: florilegium , garland ]