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miscellany.

An assortment of miscellaneous items.

10 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/mɪˈsɛləni/UK/ˈmɪsələni/UK/ˈmɪsəleɪni/US/mɪˈsɛləni/US
  1. An assortment of miscellaneous items.

    countable
  2. A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.

    countable
  3. The condition of being miscellaneous, of being a hodgepodge.

    uncountable
Where this word comes from

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

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