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mis·cel·la·ny  (ms-ln)

n. pl. mis·cel·la·nies

1. A collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works.

2. miscellanies A publication containing various literary works.

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[Latin miscellnea, miscellanea; see miscellanea.]

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miscellany [miss-sell-a-nee]

Noun

pl -nies a mixed assortment of items

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miscellanea, miscellany

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

See also: Books

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

See also: Collections and Collecting

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Miscellany a mixture of various things; a medley, 1617; a collection of writings on various subjects.

Examples: miscellany of Christians and Turks together, 1703; of deformities, 1620; of humours, 1668; of prose; of irreconcilable theorists, 1833; of trees, 1703.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	miscellany - 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, miscellanea, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixture aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole grab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous items witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' broth - 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 things alphabet 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"
	2.	miscellany - an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. florilegium, garland anthology - a collection of selected literary passages

Translations

miscellany [mɪˈsɛlənɪ] n → miscelánea

miscellany [mɪˈsɛlənɪ] n → recueil m

miscellany [mɪˈsɛlənɪ] n → raccolta