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miscellany

mis·cel·lany

UK/mɪˈsɛləni/ US/ˈmɪsələni/ 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”
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2.

an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.

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Origin

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

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