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US
/ˈmɪsəˌɫeɪni/
]
[ UK /mɪsˈɛləni/ ]
[ UK /mɪsˈɛləni/ ]
NOUN
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a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
he had a variety of disorders
a veritable smorgasbord of religions
a great assortment of cars was on display - an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
How To Use miscellany In A Sentence
- Consequently, this book consists of two sections - an autobiographical account of Waldrop's life, followed by a kind of miscellany of Michael Revere's writings (essays, poetry, journals, etc.). Smoky Mountain News
- It was covered with medical journals, textbooks, mail and miscellany. WILD JUSTICE
- Under that, the miscellany began -- a quadrant, a tin canikin, several sticks of tobacco, two brace of very handsome pistols, a piece of bar silver, an old Spanish watch and some other trinkets of little value and mostly of foreign make, a pair of compasses mounted with brass, and five or six curious West Indian shells. Treasure Island
- Curry House serves about 14 kinds of curry using a miscellany of ingredients, among them chicken, pork, beef and peeled shrimp.
- miscellany," or hodgepodge of prayers, poems and ritual law, probably written around the end of the 15th century. The Jewish Week (BETA)
- Also included is an interesting cosmographical miscellany that is unpublished but holds a great deal of interest for historians of cartography.
- The museum houses a fascinating miscellany of nautical treasures.
- By tradition, an incumbent prime minister - when time comes for re-election - faces a miscellany of Monster Raving Loonies and hapless candidates from the other major parties.
- This volume is condensed with many thoughts, and to some may seem more of a "miscellany" than what we intend it should be. Progressive Missions in the South and Addresses; With Illustrations and Sketches of Missionary Workers and Ministers and Bishops' Wives
- A miscellany, an assortment, or a catalog, as of complaints, comments, or ideas.