miscellanea

[ mis-uh-ley-nee-uh ]

plural noun

1. miscellaneous collected writings, papers, or objects.

miscellanea

/ ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə /

plural noun

1. a collection of miscellaneous items, esp literary works

Word History and Origins

Origin of miscellanea¹

1565–75; < Latin miscellānea hash, hodgepodge, noun use of neuter plural of miscellāneus miscellaneous

Word History and Origins

Origin of miscellanea¹

C16: from Latin: neuter pl of miscellāneus miscellaneous

Example Sentences

Among the miscellanea of church finance as concerning expenditure the following should, undoubtedly, have place.

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Independent of this splendid collection of arms, there were many others among the miscellanea of the Exhibition.

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In imitation of Antimachus he wrote a work called Catachannae, probably a kind of miscellanea.

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Politian has some verses in his Miscellanea, but very bald, and full of false quantities.

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Miscellanea, including all that is likely to interest the informed and intelligent.

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Related Words

• oeuvre