miscellanea

mis·cel·la·ne·a

M0330500 (mĭs′ə-lā′nē-ə)pl.n. Miscellaneous items or written works collected together.

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[Latin miscellānea, from neuter pl. of miscellāneus, miscellaneous; see miscellaneous.]

miscellanea

(ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə) pl n (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) a collection of miscellaneous items, esp literary works[C16: from Latin: neuter pl of miscellāneus miscellaneous]

mis•cel•la•ne•a

(ˌmɪs əˈleɪ ni ə)

n.pl. miscellaneous collected writings, papers, or objects. [1565–75; < Latin miscellānea hash, hodgepodge, n. use of neuter pl. of miscellāneus miscellaneous]

miscellanea, miscellany

a varied collection, particularly a collection of literary works, extracts, fragments, etc., in book form. — miscellaneous, adj.See also: Books

Miscellanea

 a collection of miscellaneous materials or matter.Examples: a literary miscellanea, 1571.

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miscellanea - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions"assortment, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixtureaggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a wholegrab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous itemswitches' brew, witches' broth, witch's brew - a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew"range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag - a motley assortment of thingsalphabet soup - a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies"sampler - an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"

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