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Definition patchwork in American English

patchwork noun

noun
/ˈpætʃˌwɜrk/
1

the art of sewing many pieces of cloth together to make a pattern or picture

Example

a patchwork cushion

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2

a pattern that things make when you look at them from a long way away

Example

a patchwork of fields

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3

something that consists of many different and often confusing parts

Example

the complex patchwork of ethnic groupings in the Balkans

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Definition patchwork in American English