Definition of miscellany Miscellany

/mɪˈsʌlejˌni/ - [misuleynee] - mis•cel•la•ny

We found 7 definitions of miscellany from 4 different sources.

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What does miscellany mean?

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WordNet by Princeton University

Noun

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, mixture, mixed bag, miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley
  aggregation, accumulation, assemblage, collection the act of accumulating
  grab bag a container from which a person draws a wrapped item at random without knowing the contents
  witch's brew, witches' brew, witches' broth a fearsome mixture; "a witches' brew of gangsters and terrorists"; "mixing dope and alcohol creates a witches' brew"
  range a place for shooting (firing or driving) projectiles of various kinds; "the army maintains a missile range in the desert"; "any good golf club will have a range where you can practice"
  selection an assortment of things from which a choice can be made; "the store carried a large selection of shoes"
  farrago, omnium-gatherum, odds and ends, oddments, mishmash, mingle-mangle, melange, gallimaufry, hotchpotch, hodgepodge, ragbag a motley assortment of things
  alphabet soup soup that contains small noodles in the shape of letters of the alphabet
miscellany - an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
  florilegium, garland
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  • miscellany (n.)
    A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various subjects.
  • miscellany (a.)
    Miscellaneous; heterogeneous.

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