miscellany

mis·cel·la·ny

M0330800 (mĭs′ə-lā′nē)n. pl. mis·cel·la·nies 1. A collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works.2. miscellanies A publication containing various literary works.

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[Latin miscellānea, miscellanea; see miscellanea.]

miscellany

(mɪˈsɛlənɪ; US ˈmɪsəˌleɪnɪ) n, pl -nies1. a mixed assortment of items2. (Literary & Literary Critical Terms) (sometimes plural) a miscellaneous collection of essays, poems, etc, by different authors in one volume[C16: from French miscellanées (pl) miscellanea]

mis•cel•la•ny

(ˈmɪs əˌleɪ ni; Brit. mɪˈsɛl ə ni)

n., pl. -nies. 1. a collection of various items or parts. 2. a book of literary works by several authors on various topics. 3. miscellanies, miscellaneous articles or entries, as in a book. [1590–1600; Anglicized variant of miscellanea]

miscellanea, miscellany

a varied collection, particularly a collection of literary works, extracts, fragments, etc., in book form. — miscellaneous, adj.See also: Books

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a varied collection, particularly a collection of literary works, extracts, fragments, etc., in book form. — miscellaneous, adj.See also: Collections and Collecting

Miscellany

 a mixture of various things; a medley, 1617; a collection of writings on various subjects.Examples: miscellany of Christians and Turks together, 1703; of deformities, 1620; of humours, 1668; of prose; of irreconcilable theorists, 1833; of trees, 1703.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	miscellany - 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"assortment, miscellanea, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, variety, mixtureaggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a wholegrab bag - an assortment of miscellaneous itemswitches' brew, witches' broth, witch's brew - a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew"range - a variety of different things or activities; "he answered a range of questions"; "he was impressed by the range and diversity of the collection"selection - an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"farrago, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, melange, mingle-mangle, mishmash, oddments, odds and ends, omnium-gatherum, ragbag - a motley assortment of thingsalphabet soup - a confusing assortment; "Roosevelt created an alphabet soup of federal agencies"sampler - an assortment of various samples; "a candy sampler"; "a sampler of French poets"
	2.	miscellany - an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.florilegium, garlandanthology - a collection of selected literary passages

miscellany

noun assortment, collection, variety, mixture, diversity, anthology, jumble, medley, mixed bag, potpourri, mélange (French), farrago, hotchpotch, salmagundi, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum glass cases filled with a miscellany of objects

miscellany

nounA collection of various things:assortment, conglomeration, gallimaufry, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, mishmash, mixed bag, mixture, olio, patchwork, potpourri, salmagundi, variety.Slang: grab bag.

Translations

杂物混合物

miscellaneous

(misəˈleiniəs) adjective composed of several kinds; mixed. a miscellaneous collection of pictures. 多種多樣的，混雜的 混杂的 noun short for miscellaneous items. The last section of the catalogue is entitled `miscellaneous'.miscellany (miˈseləni) , ((American) ˈmisəleini) – plural miscellanies – noun a collection or mixture of things. 雜集，混合體 混合物，杂物