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miscellanea

American  
[mis-uh-ley-nee-uh] / ˌmɪs əˈleɪ ni ə /

plural noun

  1. miscellaneous collected writings, papers, or objects.


miscellanea British  
/ ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə /

plural noun

  1. a collection of miscellaneous items, esp literary works

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of miscellanea

1565–75; < Latin miscellānea hash, hodgepodge, noun use of neuter plural of miscellāneus miscellaneous

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Welcome to The Athletic F1: From each racetrack around the world, we’ll dive deep into the personalities, technology, strategy, business, politics, culture and miscellanea of F1.

From New York Times Feb. 24, 2023

With immense skill, Delbourgo mines Sloane's vast correspondence to uncover the global networks on which he relied to accumulate miscellanea.

From Nature May 23, 2017

Thick, satisfying folios bear nearly 300 gloriously oversize full-bleed vintage prints, paintings and visual miscellanea that have become part of his work.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 18, 2016

These writings did not describe the miscellanea of court life – instead, they were the ur-texts of Chinese culture.

From The Guardian Jun. 8, 2016

In this manner march they, a mixed, continually increasing multitude; armed with axes, staves and miscellanea; grim, many-sounding, through the streets.

From The French Revolution by Thomas Carlyle

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