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Definition of Miscellanea
1. Noun. A collection containing a variety of sorts of things. "A veritable smorgasbord of religions"
Generic synonyms: Accumulation, Aggregation, Assemblage, Collection
Specialized synonyms: Grab Bag, Witch's Brew, Witches' Brew, Witches' Broth, Range, Selection, Farrago, Gallimaufry, Hodgepodge, Hotchpotch, Melange, Mingle-mangle, Mishmash, Oddments, Odds And Ends, Omnium-gatherum, Ragbag, Alphabet Soup, Sampler
Derivative terms: Mix, Motley, Motley
Definition of Miscellanea
1. n. pl. A collection of miscellaneous matters; matters of various kinds.
Definition of Miscellanea
1. Noun. a miscellaneous collection of different things; a miscellany ¹
2. Noun. (context: extremely rare) (plural of miscellaneum) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Miscellanea
1. [n]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Miscellanea
Literary usage of Miscellanea
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Guide to the Materials in London Archives for the History of the United by Charles Oscar Paullin, Frederic Logan Paxson (1914)
"miscellanea. The practice of filing in one great series all the In-Letters ...
The series miscellanea contains others, as well as the papers accumulated by ..."
2. The Modern Reader's Bible: The Books of the Bible with Three Books of the by Richard Green Moulton (1907)
"An Epigram 940 Respect of Persons. — An Epigram . 941 miscellanea . ... 945 look V.
— Shorter Collections 950 miscellanea ............ 947 The Oracle of ..."
3. Guide to the Materials for American History in Roman and Other Italian Archives by Carl Russell Fish (1911)
"miscellanea." This very varied collection was contained at the time of De Pretis
in 16 ... The miscellanea of ..."
4. Publications by Oxford Historical Society, Bostonian Society (1895)
"F. 29 A ; printed in City, ii. 14-. (iii) Wood has notes on the Oxford churches
in Wood MS. F. 31, fol. 91. miscellanea. 81. miscellanea Ecclesiastica Oxon. ..."
5. A History of English Prosody from the Twelfth Century to the Present Day by George Saintsbury (1906)
"... original fourteener—Chevy Chase—Gamelyn—The Nut-brown Maid—The great Carol—
The Suffolk Dirge—miscellanea : songs and carols—miscellanea : longer works. ..."
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