Miscellanea
[mis-uh-ley-nee-uh] /ˌmɪs əˈleɪ ni ə/
plural noun
1.
miscellaneous collected writings, papers, or objects.
/ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə/
plural noun
1.
a collection of miscellaneous items, esp literary works
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[mis-uh-ley-nee; British mi-sel-uh-nee] /ˈmɪs əˌleɪ ni; British mɪˈsɛl ə ni/ noun, plural miscellanies. 1. a collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items. 2. a collection of literary compositions or pieces by several authors, dealing with various topics, assembled in a volume or book. 3. miscellanies, a collection of articles or entries, as in […]
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[mis-uh-ley-nee; British mi-sel-uh-nee] /ˈmɪs əˌleɪ ni; British mɪˈsɛl ə ni/ noun, plural miscellanies. 1. a collection or group of various or somewhat unrelated items. 2. a collection of literary compositions or pieces by several authors, dealing with various topics, assembled in a volume or book. 3. miscellanies, a collection of articles or entries, as in […]
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[mis-chans, -chahns] /mɪsˈtʃæns, -ˈtʃɑns/ noun 1. a mishap or misfortune. /mɪsˈtʃɑːns/ noun 1. bad luck 2. a stroke of bad luck n. c.1300, from Old French mescheance “misfortune, mishap, accident; wickedness, malice,” from Vulgar Latin *minuscadentiam; see mis- (2) + chance (n.). Now usually “bad luck;” formerly much stronger: “calamity, disaster.” v. 1540s, from mis- […]