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miscellany

 
Dictionary: mis·cel·la·ny   (mĭs'ə-lā') pronunciation
 
n., pl. -nies.
  1. A collection of various items, parts, or ingredients, especially one composed of diverse literary works.
  2. miscellanies A publication containing various literary works.

[Latin miscellānea, miscellanea. See miscellanea.]


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Antonyms: miscellany
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n

Definition: varied collection
Antonyms: single


 
WordNet: miscellany
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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


 
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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

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 잡동사니, 논문

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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