mis·cel·la·ny (m s  -l  n )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. [Latin miscell nea, miscellanea; see miscellanea.] |
miscellany [mɪˈsɛlənɪ (US) ˈmɪsəˌleɪnɪ]
n pl -nies
1. a mixed assortment of items
2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (sometimes plural) a miscellaneous collection of essays, poems, etc., by different authors in one volume
[from French miscellanées (pl) miscellanea]
miscellanea, miscellany
a varied collection, particularly a collection of literary works, extracts, fragments, etc., in book form. — miscellaneous, adj.
See also: Booksa varied collection, particularly a collection of literary works, extracts, fragments, etc., in book form. — miscellaneous, adj.
See also: Collections and CollectingMiscellany 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.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| 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"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. anthology - a collection of selected literary passages |
miscellany
noun assortment, collection, variety, mixture, diversity, anthology, jumble, medley, mixed bag, potpourri, mélange (French), farrago, hotchpotch, salmagundi, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum glass cases filled with a miscellany of objects
Translations
miscellany
n (= collection) → (bunte) Sammlung, (buntes) Gemisch; (= variety) → Vielfalt f; (of writings) → vermischte Schriften pl; (of poems, articles) → Sammelband m, → Auswahl f
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