noun
miscellanea
Miscellanea (noun) means a mixed group of items of different kinds.
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A mixed group of items of different kinds.
"Through a renewed process of selection, miscellanea are cut down to compendia, which, once structurally organized, become texts"
— Thomas G. Pavel, Fictional Worlds (1989)
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Etymology
Borrowed from Latin miscellānea, the neuter plural of miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”).
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What is the meaning of miscellanea?
"miscellanea" (noun) means a mixed group of items of different kinds.
What is another word for miscellanea?
Other words for "miscellanea" include motley, smorgasbord, miscellany, assortment, salmagundi, potpourri.