miscellany
- noun
- /ˈmɪsəˌleɪni/
- Literature
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antología
- In the 1830s, several college faculty and Natchez writers formed the Jefferson College and Washington Lyceum, which in 1837 launched the Southwestern Journal, a semimonthly "magazine of science, literature, and miscellany."
- a miscellany of literature
Examples
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-- Duan Chengshi. 1975. Youyang Miscellany (Youyang zazu). Taipei: Xuesheng.
Academic text (2009) -
Yet only four years later he came around to an admission that long poems could take on qualities of prose and that prose could aspire toward poetry; in The Chapbook: A Monthly Miscellany of April 1921, he wrote:
Fiction book (2000) -
From 1859 until his death in 1870, Charles Dickens published a weekly miscellany of literature and current events entitled All the Year Round.
Academic text (1995) -
A genealogical miscellany, he can never be himself, but is an identity that is stretched out from a sick maternal past into a future in which his sex addiction leads to literary suicide.
Academic text (1997) -
Not collected in these volumes are over a hundred essays, book reviews, and miscellany, as well as unpublished lecture notes from his course in the history of political thought, correspondence, manuscript, and notebook materials.
Academic text (1991) -
Now, at last, comes some excellent news: the appearance of "Escape Velocity: A Charles Portis Miscellany," a collection of short fiction, reportage, memoir, and more from the author of the novels "True Grit," "Norwood," and, my favorite, "The Dog of the South."
Blog text (29) -
Opening to the title page revealed that the Miscellany was a collection of "original papers and other documents illustrative of the history and literature of Scotland." "Look at the second entry," Adam directed, "beginning on page twenty-one." "Brevis Descriptio Regni Scotie," Peregrine read aloud.
Fiction book (1991) -
The anthology features a noteworthy miscellany of poems and essays from various contemporary authors.
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She enjoyed reading the miscellany of short stories that showcased different perspectives on love and friendship.
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In his literary class, the professor assigned a miscellany of essays to highlight diverse writing styles and themes.
Synonyms
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A book of poems, stories, or short writings by different writers
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A book that contains several stories or articles by the same author
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A book of short poems and stories by different writers
A collection of different pieces of writing or small items
A collection of short written pieces like poems or stories
Antonyms
How Varied
- Literature
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759
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Surface Forms
Etymology
Miscellany comes from the Latin root misc- meaning 'mix'. In books or magazines, a miscellany is a 'mix' of short pieces, like poems, stories, and essays collected together, which is why it means a varied literary collection.