miscellany
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7.9
- noun
- /ˈmɪsəˌleɪni/
- Literature
:
miscelánea
- Annals are distinguished by a listing of years associated with a miscellany of events: floods, good harvests, eclipses, the death of a king, or a major battle, for instance.
Examples
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Above all, she credits her colleague, Dudley Baines, with expanding, redirecting, and transforming her brilliant impressionistic research derived largely from fugitive letters and a miscellany of rare sources into the bold stuff of numbers.
Academic text (1996) -
Then the SF magazines and miscellany are on the third floor.
Blog text (9) -
The latest and greatest news, commentary, culture, entertainment, sports, and miscellany from College Hill and beyond, brought to you by The Brown Daily Herald.
Blog text (2) -
What mattered was what was in between in a dazzling miscellany.
Fiction book (1996) -
These kinds of collections always include a miscellany of discoveries and evoke a genuine sense of archaeological investigation among the archivists who find them.
Academic text (2004) -
When Deng ordered the suppression of the pro-democracy movement, he sought support not from legally constituted bodies authorized to make such decisions, but from a miscellany of elderly and mostly retired former officials.
Academic text (1991) -
The box contained a delightful miscellany of letters, postcards, and photographs from her travels.
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His bookshelf was crammed with a miscellany of novels, cookbooks, and art magazines.
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In the kitchen drawer, I found a strange miscellany of utensils, old recipes, and miscellaneous tools.
Synonyms
759
1.4
A group of similar things gathered together, like books or stamps
125
1.6
Different things put together, for example foods or ingredients
36
3.5
A collection of different things, like books or food
20
4.6
A confused mixture of things or ideas
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3.7
A group of things, people, or results with both good and bad parts
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7.3
A messy mixture of different things thrown together
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7.0
A wide variety of things to choose from
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6.4
A confused mix of different things
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7.2
A varied collection of different things and styles
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8.2
A mixed group of people or things that are very different
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8.2
A mixture of different things, often very varied and unexpected
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9.9
A mixed collection of different things
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7.1
A collection of different, unrelated items
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7.1
A messy mix of things that do not belong together
A collection of different pieces of writing or small items
A mixed collection of different things, like essays, photos, or objects
A mixed collection of different things
A confused mix of different things like old toys and books
A collection of different things chosen without planning
Antonyms
How Varied
- Literature
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35
5.6
11
8.8
759
1.4
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Miscellany comes from the Latin root misc- meaning 'mix'. Think of a miscellany as a 'mix' of different things, like a desk full of papers, photos, and small objects together.