Miscellaneum
//ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəm// noun
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 A miscellany. archaic, rare
"Cornu Copia : A Miscellaneum of lucriferous and most fructiferous Experiments, Observations, and Discoveries, immethodically distributed ; to be really demonstrated and communicated in all Sincerity."
Example
More examples"Cornu Copia : A Miscellaneum of lucriferous and most fructiferous Experiments, Observations, and Discoveries, immethodically distributed ; to be really demonstrated and communicated in all Sincerity."
Etymology
Perhaps by back-formation from miscellanea, in accordance with the -um → -a rule of plural formation of neuter nouns in the nominative case from the Latin second declension.
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