mis·cel·la·ny
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Audio Help [mis-uh-ley-nee; Brit. mi-sel-uh-nee] Pronunciation Key –noun, plural -nies.
| 1. | a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items. |
| 2. | a miscellaneous collection of literary compositions or pieces by several authors, dealing with various topics, assembled in a volume or book. |
| 3. | miscellanies, a miscellaneous collection of articles or entries, as in a book. |
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Miscellany
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| mis·cel·la·ny
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n. pl. mis·cel·la·nies
[Latin miscellānea, miscellanea; see miscellanea.] |
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| miscellany | |
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| 1. | 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" |
| 2. | an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. [syn: florilegium] |
| WordNet® 3.0, © 2006 by Princeton University. |
miscellany [miˈseləni, (American) ˈmisəleini] noun — plural miscellanies
a collection or mixture of things
See also: miscellaneous
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Miscellany
Mis`cel*la*na"ri*an\, a. [See Miscellany.] Of or pertaining to miscellanies. --Shaftesbury. -- n. A writer of miscellanies.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
Miscellany
Mis"cel*la"ne*a\, n. pl. [L. See Miscellany.] A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.| Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc. |
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