miscellanea
Americanplural noun
plural noun
Etymology
Origin of miscellanea
1565–75; < Latin miscellānea hash, hodgepodge, noun use of neuter plural of miscellāneus miscellaneous
Example Sentences
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Mr. Sacks has experience in audio broadcasting as a co-host of the popular “All-In” podcast, which features an assemblage of Silicon Valley figures discussing technology, politics and miscellanea.
From New York Times ● May 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
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
Later, he remembers the day an antiquarian in Barcelona called him to say there was an orphaned box of Cuban miscellanea that was available.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 15, 2013
In imitation of Antimachus he wrote a work called Catachannae, probably a kind of miscellanea.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 7 "Gyantse" to "Hallel" by Various
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