Meaning & use
Miscellany
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A collection of various items, writings, or subjects that lack a single unifying theme.
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The bookshop's back shelf held a miscellany of old maps, postcards, and pamphlets.
Her essay collection is a miscellany of travel notes, recipes, and childhood memories.
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From Latin "miscellaneus" (mixed), the same root that gives English "miscellaneous."
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