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farrago Definition

far·rago (fə rāgō, -rä-)

noun pl. -·goes

a confused mixture; jumble; hodgepodge

Etymology: L, mixed fodder for cattle, mixture, medley < far: see farina

farrago Related Forms
far·ragi·nous (-rajə nəs) adjective
farrago Synonyms

farrago

n.

medley, hodgepodge, jumble; see mixture 1.

farrago Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • nonsense: Conze says that till the late 19th century Buddhism appeared to nearly all European observers as a farrago of nonsense.
  • lie: Woolley referred to his account as a ' farrago of lies ' in one of the unpublished letters included in the new edition.

Adjective modifier

  • whole: There was not one reasonable balanced statement in the whole farrago.
farrago Quotes

This monstrous mixture of imbecility, extravagance and political hysteria, better known as the Bill for the future government of Irelandöthis farrago of superlative nonsense, is to be put in motion for this reason and no other: to gratify the ambition of an old man in a hurry.

—Churchill, Lord Randolph Henry Spencer

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