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miscellanea

mis·cel·la·nea

UK/ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə/ uncommon

noun

1.

a collection containing a variety of sorts of things

  • “a great assortment of cars was on display”
  • “he had a variety of disorders”
  • “a veritable smorgasbord of religions”

Origin

Borrowed from Latin miscellānea, neuter plural of miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”).

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