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In modern usage, the term may refer more loosely to any mixture of various ingredients, including [[soups]] and [[cocktails]], or abstract ingredients, such as [[design]] elements in [[architecture]] or [[fashion]], or an elaborate [[wikt:excuse|excuse]]. | In modern usage, the term may refer more loosely to any mixture of various ingredients, including [[soups]] and [[cocktails]], or abstract ingredients, such as [[design]] elements in [[architecture]] or [[fashion]], or an elaborate [[wikt:excuse|excuse]]. | ||
In such uses, the term often retains a [[connotation]] that the mixture is strange, unusual, or elaborate. | |||
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