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 , miscellany , miscellanea , variety , salmagundi , potpourri , motley ]

an assortment of foods starting with herring or smoked eel or salmon etc with bread and butter; then cheeses and eggs and pickled vegetables and aspics; finally hot foods; served as a buffet meal