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miscellanea¹

  • /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə/

Where it comes from

Borrowed from Latin miscellānea, neuter plural of miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”).

noun miscellanea

  1. A miscellaneous collection of different things; a miscellany. Bright copper utensils, strings of onions, and gigantic sausages, wine-skins, chillies, and castanets hung with a miscellanea of all kinds from the roof and walls.

    Similar: miscellany

miscellanea²

  • /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə/

Where it comes from

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

noun

  1. plural plural of miscellaneum

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"miscellanea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/miscellanea. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026.

APA

miscellanea. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/miscellanea

Chicago

"miscellanea." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/miscellanea.

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@misc{miscellanea_2026,
  title = {miscellanea},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/miscellanea},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}