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): /mɪˈsɛ.lə.ni/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈmɪ.səˌleɪ.ni/, /mɪˈsɛ.lə.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.

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