miscellany
miscellany · miscellanies
разное, сборник
Gemisch, Sammlung
An assortment of miscellaneous itemsAn assortment of miscellaneous items.
UK/mɪˈsɛləni/US/ˈmɪsəleɪni/
» Only if you put up a different sign can you become a miscellany store.
Meaning
3 senses(countable)An assortment of miscellaneous items.
Gemisch
ра́зноеráznoje
(countable)A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.
a monthly miscellany of literature
Sammlung
сбо́рникsbórnik
(uncountable)The condition of being miscellaneous, of being a hodgepodge.
More definitions
- an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
Examples
1 sentencesOnly if you put up a different sign can you become a miscellany store.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 2
Miscellaneous items:
A collection of writings on various subjects, topics:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
Miscellaneous items:
A collection of writings on various subjects, topics:
Origin
Borrowed from French miscellanées, from Latin mīscellānea, from miscellus (“mixed”), fromBorrowed from French miscellanées, from Latin mīscellānea, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”).
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Forms
plural: miscellanies| Singular | miscellany |
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regular
Synonyms
53 synonymscocktailB2saladA1anthologyC2galleryA2mixtureB2motleyC1readerA1miscellaneacongeriessmorgasbordbouillabaissebric-a-braccatch-allclamjamfrey
Close in meaning
- an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.:florilegiumgarland
- a collection containing a variety of sorts of things:assortmentmixturemixed bagmiscellaneavarietysalmagundismorgasbordpotpourri
Word family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable