miscellany

miscellany
Synonyms and related words:
Festschrift, album, all sorts, ana, analects, anthology, assemblage, assortment, beauties, brew, broad spectrum, canon, chrestomathy, clippings, collectanea, collected works, collection, colluvies, compilation, complete works, conglomerate, conglomeration, cuttings, delectus, diversity, excerpta, excerpts, extracts, florilegium, flowers, fragments, gallimaufry, garden, garland, gleanings, hash, hodgepodge, hotchpot, hotchpotch, job lot, jumble, magpie, mash, medley, melange, melee, mess, mingle-mangle, miscellanea, mishmash, mix, mixed bag, mixture, motley, oddments, odds and ends, olio, olla podrida, omnibus, omnium gatherum, omnium-gatherum, pasticcio, pastiche, patchwork, photograph album, posy, potpourri, quotation book, salad, salmagundi, sauce, scramble, scrapbook, smorgasbord, stew, sundries, symposium, variety, what you will

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  • Miscellany — Mis cel*la*ny, n.; pl. {Miscellanies}. [L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellan[ e]e, pl. miscellan[ e]es. See {Miscellaneous}.] A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Miscellany — Mis cel*la*ny (m[i^]s s[e^]l*l[asl]*n[y^]), a. Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • miscellany — index assemblage, compilation, conglomeration, diversity, melange Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • miscellany — (n.) a mixture, medley, 1590s, from L. miscellanea a writing on miscellaneous subjects, originally meat hash, hodge podge (food for gladiators), neuter plural of miscellaneus (see MISCELLANEOUS (Cf. miscellaneous)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • miscellany — [n] varied collection accumulation, aggregation, anthology, assortment, brew, collectanea, combination, combo, compilation, conglomeration, cumulation, diversity, farrago, gallimaufry, garbage*, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, melee,… …   New thesaurus

  • miscellany — ► NOUN (pl. miscellanies) ▪ a collection of different things; a mixture …   English terms dictionary

  • miscellany — [mis′ə lā΄nē; ] Brit [ mi sel′ə nē] n. pl. miscellanies [< Fr miscellanées, pl. < L miscellanea, neut. pl. of miscellaneus: see MISCELLANEOUS] 1. a miscellaneous collection, esp. of literary works 2. [often pl.] such a collection of… …   English World dictionary

  • miscellany — [[t]mɪse̱ləni, AM mɪ̱səleɪni[/t]] miscellanies N COUNT: oft N of n A miscellany of things is a collection or group of many different kinds of things. [WRITTEN] ...glass cases filled with a miscellany of objects... The top drawer held a miscellany …   English dictionary

  • miscellany — mis|cel|la|ny [mıˈseləni US ˈmısıleıni] n plural miscellanies [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: miscellanées (plural), from Latin miscellaneus; MISCELLANEOUS] a group of different things miscellany of ▪ He earned his living from a miscellany of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • miscellany — UK [mɪˈselənɪ] / US [ˈmɪsəˌleɪnɪ] noun [countable] Word forms miscellany : singular miscellany plural miscellanies formal a) a collection of things of various kinds b) a book containing short pieces written by different people …   English dictionary

  • miscellany — /mis euh lay nee/; Brit. /mi sel euh nee/, n., pl. miscellanies. 1. a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items. 2. a miscellaneous collection of literary compositions or pieces by several authors, dealing with… …   Universalium

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