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miscellany Definition

mis·cel·lany (mis′ə lā′nē; Brit mi sel′ə nē)

noun pl. -·nies

  1. a miscellaneous collection, esp. of literary works
  2. such a collection of writings, as in a book

Etymology: < Fr miscellanées, pl. < L miscellanea, neut. pl. of miscellaneus: see miscellaneous

miscellany Synonyms

miscellany

n.

  1. Medley

    jumble, collection, hodgepodge; see mixture 1.

  2. Anthology

    collectanea, extracts, compendium, symposium, compilation, excerpta, miscellanea; see also collection 2.

miscellany Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • item: There are also specials, a miscellany of items.
  • information: The fifth chapter, ` The Rose in Context ' , is a miscellany of information that could not be fitted in elsewhere.
  • story: LIVERPOOL TALES a miscellany of stories, poetry, and writings about Liverpool and Merseyside.
  • prose: Flights of Fancy, a miscellany of prose and verse, appeared in 1792.
  • people: You have discovered that you have a voice of your own rather than a rich miscellany of other people 's voices.
  • welfare: Vicoria Cussen, MSc The Research Blog: A miscellany of animal welfare related musings.

Converse of object

  • compile: At the other end were the poetical miscellanies compiled for pleasure, which were filled with an apparently random collection of poetry.
  • include: A publication containing astronomical and meteorological data for a given year and often including a miscellany of other information.
  • have: Eric Goldsworthy has an useful miscellany of contests lists, poetry library reviews, competitions advice and much more.
  • cover: The grounds of appeal may cover a miscellany of points of law and fact.

Adjective modifier

  • printed: The Index reveals an alternative literary canon of the poets most widely read in printed miscellanies.
  • other: Stationery Cards, wrapping and writing paper, stamps and other miscellany are available to buy in the libraries.
  • poetical: At the other end were the poetical miscellanies compiled for pleasure, which were filled with an apparently random collection of poetry.
  • random: A random miscellany of links about Tarling telling you what you never really wanted to know.
  • literary: Byron praised it as the most entertaining of literary miscellanies.
  • coherent: George's adventures in bricolage gather strength in their new record, a coherent miscellany of bric-à-brac electronics and clockwork melody.

Noun used with modifier

  • manuscript: This project is producing a database guide to about 400 manuscript miscellanies and commonplace books by British women from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
  • verse: For example, Sir William Petty's verse miscellany ( British Library Add.