Miscellany

//ˈmɪsəleɪni// noun

noun ·Moderate ·High school level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    An assortment of miscellaneous items. countable
  2. 2
    an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. wordnet
  3. 3
    A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology. countable

    "a monthly miscellany of literature"

  4. 4
    a collection containing a variety of sorts of things wordnet
  5. 5
    The condition of being miscellaneous, of being a hodgepodge. uncountable

    "All of these critics and theorists agree, however, positively, unequivocally, in this, […] that miscellany is abhorrent to their sense; that the sixteen-story building must not consist of sixteen separate, distinct, and unrelated buildings piled one upon the other until the top of the pile is reached."

Synonyms

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assortmentflorilegiummiscellaneamiscellaneamixed bagmixture

Example

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"Only if you put up a different sign can you become a miscellany store."

Etymology

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

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