miscellany
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++mis·cel·la·ny /mɪˈseləni $ ˈmɪsəleɪni/ noun (plural miscellanies) [countable] VARIOUS/OF DIFFERENT KINDSa group of different things 大杂烩；杂集，杂录 SYN varietymiscellany of He earned his living from a miscellany of jobs. 他干各种工作谋生。
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miscellany• All of us have a miscellany of ideas, most of which are not consequential.• To the idea of a miscellany he gave a firm no.• a miscellany of travel writing• Franc's Diary, that entertaining miscellany which was written for years by a succession of different pens.• He gave the miscellany no further thought.• It was there by the River Greta at Brigham that the miscellany of workshops and smelting houses were erected.• This miscellany printed poems by Wordsworth, Crabbe, and Byron, as well as many others whose popularity has faded.Origin miscellany (1500-1600) French miscellanées (plural), from Latin miscellaneus; → MISCELLANEOUSmis·cel·la·ny nounChineseSyllable
group of different a Corpus things
miscellany
mis‧cel‧la‧ny /mɪˈseləni $ ˈmɪsəleɪni/
noun (plural miscellanies) [countable]
SYN variety
miscellany of
He earned his living from a miscellany of jobs.
mis‧cel‧la‧ny /mɪˈseləni $ ˈmɪsəleɪni/
noun (plural miscellanies) [countable] Date: 1500-1600
Language: French
Origin: miscellanées (plural), from Latin miscellaneus; ⇨ miscellaneous
a group of different things Language: French
Origin: miscellanées (plural), from Latin miscellaneus; ⇨ miscellaneous
SYN variety
miscellany of