miscellany

miscellany
/mis"euh lay'nee/; Brit. /mi sel"euh nee/, n., pl. miscellanies.
1. a miscellaneous collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items.
2. a miscellaneous collection of literary compositions or pieces by several authors, dealing with various topics, assembled in a volume or book.
3. miscellanies, a miscellaneous collection of articles or entries, as in a book.
[1590-1600; Anglicized var. of MISCELLANEA]
Syn. 2. anthology.

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      a collection of writings on various subjects. One of the first and best-known miscellanies in English was the collection of poems by various authors published by Richard Tottel in 1557. Thereafter the miscellany became a popular form of publication, and many more appeared in the next 50 years, including The Paradise of Dainty Devices (1576), The Phoenix Nest (1593), England's Parnassus (1600), and England's Helicon (1600).

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  • Miscellany — Mis cel*la*ny, n.; pl. {Miscellanies}. [L. miscellanea, neut. pl. of. miscellaneus: cf. F. miscellan[ e]e, pl. miscellan[ e]es. See {Miscellaneous}.] A mass or mixture of various things; a medley; esp., a collection of compositions on various… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Miscellany — Mis cel*la*ny (m[i^]s s[e^]l*l[asl]*n[y^]), a. Miscellaneous; heterogeneous. [Obs.] Bacon. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • miscellany — index assemblage, compilation, conglomeration, diversity, melange Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • miscellany — (n.) a mixture, medley, 1590s, from L. miscellanea a writing on miscellaneous subjects, originally meat hash, hodge podge (food for gladiators), neuter plural of miscellaneus (see MISCELLANEOUS (Cf. miscellaneous)) …   Etymology dictionary

  • miscellany — [n] varied collection accumulation, aggregation, anthology, assortment, brew, collectanea, combination, combo, compilation, conglomeration, cumulation, diversity, farrago, gallimaufry, garbage*, hash, hodgepodge, jumble, medley, mélange, melee,… …   New thesaurus

  • miscellany — ► NOUN (pl. miscellanies) ▪ a collection of different things; a mixture …   English terms dictionary

  • miscellany — [mis′ə lā΄nē; ] Brit [ mi sel′ə nē] n. pl. miscellanies [< Fr miscellanées, pl. < L miscellanea, neut. pl. of miscellaneus: see MISCELLANEOUS] 1. a miscellaneous collection, esp. of literary works 2. [often pl.] such a collection of… …   English World dictionary

  • miscellany — [[t]mɪse̱ləni, AM mɪ̱səleɪni[/t]] miscellanies N COUNT: oft N of n A miscellany of things is a collection or group of many different kinds of things. [WRITTEN] ...glass cases filled with a miscellany of objects... The top drawer held a miscellany …   English dictionary

  • miscellany — mis|cel|la|ny [mıˈseləni US ˈmısıleıni] n plural miscellanies [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: miscellanées (plural), from Latin miscellaneus; MISCELLANEOUS] a group of different things miscellany of ▪ He earned his living from a miscellany of …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • miscellany — UK [mɪˈselənɪ] / US [ˈmɪsəˌleɪnɪ] noun [countable] Word forms miscellany : singular miscellany plural miscellanies formal a) a collection of things of various kinds b) a book containing short pieces written by different people …   English dictionary

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