miscellany
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miscellany
- /mɪˈsɛləni/ UK
- /ˈmɪsələni/ UK
- /ˈmɪsəleɪni/ US
- /mɪˈsɛləni/ US
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Borrowed from French miscellanées, from Latin mīscellānea, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”).
noun miscellanies
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An assortment of miscellaneous items.
Similar: miscellanea, congeries, smorgasbord, bouillabaisse, bric-a-brac, catch-all, clamjamfrey, cocktail, rummage, salad, anthology, gallery
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A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.
a monthly miscellany of literature
Similar: reader
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The condition of being miscellaneous, of being a hodgepodge.
All of these critics and theorists agree, however, positively, unequivocally, in this, […] that miscellany is abhorrent to their sense; that the sixteen-story building must not consist of sixteen separate, distinct, and unrelated buildings piled one upon the other until the top of the pile is reache
Similar: miscellaneousness
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noun Miscellaneous items
| Español | miscelánea |
|---|---|
| Português | miscelânea |
| Français | miscellanée, mélange, collection |
| Deutsch | Gemisch |
| Русский | ра́зное ráznoje |
| العربية | مُتَفَرِّقات mutafarriqāt |
noun A collection of writings on various subjects, topics
| Español | miscelánea, antología |
|---|---|
| Português | miscelânea |
| Français | miscellanées, (Littéraire ou presse) varia |
| Deutsch | Sammlung |
| Română | antologie, culegere |
| Русский | сбо́рник sbórnik |
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