- A collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works.
- miscellanies A publication containing various literary works.
[Latin miscellānea, miscellanea. See miscellanea.]
Dictionary:
mis·cel·la·ny (mĭs'ə-lā'nē) ![]() |
[Latin miscellānea, miscellanea. See miscellanea.]
| Thesaurus: miscellany |
noun
| Antonyms: miscellany |
| WordNet: miscellany |
The noun has 2 meanings:
Meaning #1:
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Synonyms: assortment, mixture, mixed bag, miscellanea, salmagundi, variety, potpourri, motley
Meaning #2:
an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
Synonyms: florilegium, garland
| Translations: Miscellany |
Dansk (Danish)
n. - samling af blandet indhold
Nederlands (Dutch)
mengeling, diversen, verzamelwerk
Français (French)
n. - collection disparate, choix, (Littérat) morceaux choisis, (TV, Radio) choix
Deutsch (German)
n. - Gemisch, Sammlung, Sammelband
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ποικιλία, ετερόκλητα αντικείμενα, ανακάτωμα, συλλογή
Italiano (Italian)
miscellanea
Português (Portuguese)
n. - miscelânea (f), coletânea de obras literárias (f)
Русский (Russian)
смесь, альманах
Español (Spanish)
n. - mezcla, miscelánea
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - (brokig) blandning, strögods, antologi
中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
杂集, 混杂, 杂录
中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 雜集, 混雜, 雜錄
日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ごたまぜ, 寄せ集め, 文集, 雑録
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) المجموع
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - קובץ, תערובת, אנתולוגיה
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