MISCELLANY

florilegium, garland, miscellany

(noun) an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.

assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley

(noun) 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”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

miscellany (countable and uncountable, plural miscellanies)

Miscellaneous items.

A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.

Synonyms

• miscellanea

Source: Wiktionary


Mis"cel*la*ny, n.; pl. Miscellanies. Etym: [L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellanée, pl. miscellanées. See Miscellaneous.]

Definition: A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects. 'T is but a bundle or miscellany of sin; sins original, and sins actual. Hewyt. Miscellany madam, a woman who dealt in various fineries; a milliner. [Obs.] B. Jonson.

Mis"cel*la*ny, a.

Definition: Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] Bacon.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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