miscellany

English
WOTD – 27 October 2015

Etymology

Borrowed from French miscellanées, from Latin miscellanea, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”).

Pronunciation
  • (UK) IPA(key): /mɪˈsɛl.ə.ni/
  • Audio (southern England)(file)
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɪs.əˌleɪ.ni/, /mɪˈsɛl.ə.ni/
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Noun

miscellany (countable and uncountable, plural miscellanies)

  1. Miscellaneous items.
  2. A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.
    a monthly miscellany of literature

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Terms etymologically related to miscellany

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