miscellany

[ mis-uh-ley-nee; British mi-sel-uh-nee ]

/ ˈmɪs əˌleɪ ni; British mɪˈsɛl ə ni /

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noun, plural mis·cel·la·nies.

a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items.

a miscellaneous collection of literary compositions or pieces by several authors, dealing with various topics, assembled in a volume or book.

miscellanies, a miscellaneous collection of articles or entries, as in a book.

Origin of miscellany

First recorded in 1590–1600; Anglicized variant of miscellanea

SYNONYMS FOR miscellany

2 anthology.

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Words nearby miscellany

misce, miscegenation, miscellanea, miscellaneous, miscellanist, miscellany, mischance, mischanter, mischief, mischief-maker, mischief night

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Example sentences from the Web for miscellany

For a time he belonged to the staff of Bentley's Miscellany, and many of his etchings appeared in that journal during 1840-43.
Dickens and His Illustrators|Frederic G. Kitton
It is a debatable question as to whether the parents or the children figuring in this “Miscellany” were the more artificial.
Forgotten Books of the American Nursery|Rosalie V. Halsey
The bibliographical information is a miscellany of facts about libraries.
A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies|Archer Taylor
Talking of poets, would your 'Graham's Miscellany' care at all to have occasional poetical contributions from Mr. Horne?
The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)|Frederic G. Kenyon

The fourth part or Iyar-pa is like the first a miscellany containing further compositions by these two as well as by others.
Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)|Charles Eliot

British Dictionary definitions for miscellany

miscellany

/ (mɪˈsɛlənɪ, US ˈmɪsəˌleɪnɪ) /

noun plural -nies

a mixed assortment of items

(sometimes plural) a miscellaneous collection of essays, poems, etc, by different authors in one volume

Word Origin for miscellany

C16: from French miscellanées (pl) miscellanea

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单词	miscellany
释义	miscellany [ mis-uh-ley-nee; British mi-sel-uh-nee ] / ˈmɪs əˌleɪ ni; British mɪˈsɛl ə ni / SEE SYNONYMS FOR miscellany ON THESAURUS.COM noun, plural mis·cel·la·nies. a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items. a miscellaneous collection of literary compositions or pieces by several authors, dealing with various topics, assembled in a volume or book. miscellanies, a miscellaneous collection of articles or entries, as in a book. Origin of miscellany First recorded in 1590–1600; Anglicized variant of miscellanea SYNONYMS FOR miscellany 2 anthology. SEE SYNONYMS FOR miscellany ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby miscellany misce, miscegenation, miscellanea, miscellaneous, miscellanist, miscellany, mischance, mischanter, mischief, mischief-maker, mischief night Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for miscellany For a time he belonged to the staff of Bentley's Miscellany, and many of his etchings appeared in that journal during 1840-43. Dickens and His Illustrators\|Frederic G. Kitton It is a debatable question as to whether the parents or the children figuring in this “Miscellany” were the more artificial. Forgotten Books of the American Nursery\|Rosalie V. Halsey The bibliographical information is a miscellany of facts about libraries. A History of Bibliographies of Bibliographies\|Archer Taylor Talking of poets, would your 'Graham's Miscellany' care at all to have occasional poetical contributions from Mr. Horne? The Letters of Elizabeth Barrett Browning (1 of 2)\|Frederic G. Kenyon The fourth part or Iyar-pa is like the first a miscellany containing further compositions by these two as well as by others. Hinduism And Buddhism, Volume II. (of 3)\|Charles Eliot British Dictionary definitions for miscellany miscellany / (mɪˈsɛlənɪ, US ˈmɪsəˌleɪnɪ) / noun plural -nies a mixed assortment of items (sometimes plural) a miscellaneous collection of essays, poems, etc, by different authors in one volume Word Origin for miscellany C16: from French miscellanées (pl) miscellanea Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to miscellany hash, smorgasbord, melee, salmagundi, pastiche, jumble, mix, garbage, anthology, variety, hodgepodge, gallimaufry, potpourri, mixture, diversity, combination, mess, compilation, aggregation, muddle
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miscellany

noun, plural mis·cel·la·nies.

Origin of miscellany

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Words nearby miscellany

Example sentences from the Web for miscellany

British Dictionary definitions for miscellany

noun plural -nies

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