miscellanea

[ mis-uh-ley-nee-uh ]

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plural noun

miscellaneous collected writings, papers, or objects.

Origin of miscellanea

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

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How to use miscellanea in a sentence

Among the miscellanea of church finance as concerning expenditure the following should, undoubtedly, have place.
Bygone Church Life in Scotland | Various
Independent of this splendid collection of arms, there were many others among the miscellanea of the Exhibition.
The Catholic World; Vol. IV.; October, 1866, to March, 1867. | E. Rameur
In imitation of Antimachus he wrote a work called Catachannae, probably a kind of miscellanea.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 | Various
Politian has some verses in his miscellanea, but very bald, and full of false quantities.
Introduction to the Literature of Europe in the Fifteenth, Sixteenth, and Seventeenth Centuries, Vol. 1 | Henry Hallam
miscellanea, including all that is likely to interest the informed and intelligent.
Notes and Queries, Vol. V, Number 114, January 3, 1852 | Various

British Dictionary definitions for miscellanea

miscellanea

/ (ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə) /

pl n

a collection of miscellaneous items, esp literary works

Origin of miscellanea

C16: from Latin: neuter pl of miscellāneus miscellaneous

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