Olio (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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noun, plural o·li·os.
  1. a dish of many ingredients.
  2. olla podrida (def. 2).
  3. a mixture of heterogeneous elements; hodgepodge.
  4. a medley or potpourri, as of musical or literary selections; miscellany.
  5. Theater.
    • a specialty act performed downstage while the upstage set is changed.
    • a performance, as a musical number, presented between scenes or acts.
    • drop scene (def. 1).
    • a program of variety acts, especially the second half of a minstrel show.
noun plural olios
  1. a dish of many different ingredients
  2. a miscellany or potpourri
Olio (noun) Definition, Meaning & Examples

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