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miscellanea

/ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə/ noun

Latin root: miscellānea Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about miscellanea at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. A collection containing a variety of sorts of things.
    a great assortment of cars was on display

Origin

Borrowed from Latin miscellānea, neuter plural of miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”).

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