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English Dictionary: Olio by the DICT Development Group
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Olio \O"li*o\, n. [Sp. olla a round earthen pot, a dish of
      boiled or stewed meat, fr. L. olla a pot, dish. Cf. {Olla},
      {Olla-podrida}.]
      1. A dish of stewed meat of different kinds. [Obs.]
  
                     Besides a good olio, the dishes were trifling.
                                                                              --Evelyn.
  
      2. A mixture; a medley. --Dryden.
  
      3. (Mus.) A collection of miscellaneous pieces.
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