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The 'EU in a Nutshell' is a miscellany of facts and anecdotes about the system which rules us. It's a book you can delve into in pursuit of a particular fact, or crack open for entertainment at virtually any page.
Daniel Hannan

Meaning of "miscellany" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MISCELLANY

From French miscellanées (pl) miscellanea.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF MISCELLANY

miscellany  [mɪˈsɛlənɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MISCELLANY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Miscellany is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MISCELLANY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

miscellany

Miscellany

A miscellany is a collection of various pieces of writing by different authors. Meaning a mixture, medley, or assortment, a miscellany can include pieces on many subjects and in a variety of different forms. In contrast to anthologies, whose aim is to give a selective and canonical view of literature, miscellanies were produced for the entertainment of a contemporary audience and so instead emphasise collectiveness and popularity. Laura Mandell and Rita Raley state: This last distinction is quite often visible in the basic categorical differences between anthologies on the one hand, and all other types of collections on the other, for it is in the one that we read poems of excellence, the "best of English poetry," and it is in the other that we read poems of interest. Out of the differences between a principle of selection and a principle of collection, then, comes a difference in aesthetic value, which is precisely what is at issue in the debates over the "proper" material for inclusion into the canon. Manuscript miscellanies are important in the Middle Ages, and are the sources for most surviving shorter medieval vernacular poetry.

Definition of miscellany in the English dictionary

The definition of miscellany in the dictionary is a mixed assortment of items. Other definition of miscellany is a miscellaneous collection of essays, poems, etc, by different authors in one volume.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MISCELLANY


accompany
əˈkʌmpənɪ
Albany
ˈɔːlbənɪ
Anthony
ˈæntənɪ
Antony
ˈæntənɪ
balcony
ˈbælkənɪ
Bethany
ˈbɛθənɪ
Brittany
ˈbrɪtənɪ
ceremony
ˈsɛrɪmənɪ
colony
ˈkɒlənɪ
company
ˈkʌmpənɪ
ebony
ˈɛbənɪ
felony
ˈfɛlənɪ
Germany
ˈdʒɜːmənɪ
harmony
ˈhɑːmənɪ
semicolony
ˌsemɪˈkɒlənɪ
subcolony
ˈsʌbˌkɒlənɪ
symphony
ˈsɪmfənɪ
testimony
ˈtɛstɪmənɪ
tiffany
ˈtɪfənɪ
villainy
ˈvɪlənɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MISCELLANY

miscegen
miscegenate
miscegenation
miscegenational
miscegenator
miscegenetic
miscegenist
miscellanarian
miscellanea
miscellaneous
miscellaneous expenses
miscellaneous items
miscellaneously
miscellaneousness
miscellanies
miscellanist
misch metal
mischance
mischanceful
mischancy

WORDS THAT END LIKE MISCELLANY

any
botany
construction company
development company
epiphany
free company
holding company
insurance company
limited company
management company
manufacturing company
many
not having any
public company
publishing company
shipping company
start-up company
the many
trading company
Tuscany

Synonyms and antonyms of miscellany in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MISCELLANY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «miscellany» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of miscellany

Translation of «miscellany» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MISCELLANY

Find out the translation of miscellany to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of miscellany from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «miscellany» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

杂记
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

miscelánea
570 millions of speakers

English

miscellany
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मिश्रण
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

منوعات
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

альманах
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

miscelânea
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

মিশ্রিত বস্তু
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

recueil
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Miscellany
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Sammelband
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

寄せ集め
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

문집
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Liyane
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự sưu tập
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இதர
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

संभोग
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

derleme
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

miscellanea
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

miscellany
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

альманах
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

miscelaneu
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

miscellany
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

allegaartjie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

miscellany
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

miscellany
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of miscellany

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISCELLANY»

The term «miscellany» is quite widely used and occupies the 39.532 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MISCELLANY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about miscellany

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QUOTES WITH «MISCELLANY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word miscellany.
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Daniel Hannan
The 'EU in a Nutshell' is a miscellany of facts and anecdotes about the system which rules us. It's a book you can delve into in pursuit of a particular fact, or crack open for entertainment at virtually any page.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISCELLANY»

Discover the use of miscellany in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to miscellany and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Schott's Original Miscellany
An amphigouri? A commonplace? A vade-mecum? Well - yes. SCHOTT'S ORIGINAL MISCELLANY is all these, and, of course, more. A book like no other, SCHOTT'S ORIGINAL MISCELLANY is entertaining, informative, unpredictable and utterly addictive.
Ben Schott, 2002
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A Scholastic Miscellany: Anselm to Ockham
This volume includes readable translations of a number of important texts that speak to both concrete and practical issues of church life as well as questions of its very nature and constitution.
Eugene Rathbone Fairweather, 1956
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Madras Miscellany
This book marks a decade of a column that appears every Monday in The Hindu's Metro Plus, Madras edition.
Muthiah S, 2011
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Historical Miscellany
Aelian's Historical Miscellany is a pleasurable example of light reading for Romans of the early third century.
Aelian, Nigel Guy Wilson, 1997
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Hanns Eisler: A Miscellany
This book makes no attempt to cover all aspects of Eisler's huge output. It does however draw together most of the main threads of his life and deals in detail with several of them.
David Blake, 1995
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The Body, Mind, Spirit Miscellany: The Ultimate Collection ...
Features collected wisdom and mystical miscellany on religion, myth, the occult, and alternative health, providing instructions on such mystic activities as performing an Indian head massage and making crop circles.
Jane Alexander, 2009
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The Harleian miscellany:: a collection of scarce, curious, ...
THE HARLEIAN MISCELLANY. AN HONOURABLE AND WORTHY SPEECH, Spoken in the High Court of Parliament, BY MR. SMITH OF THE MIDDLE- TEMPLE, October as, l6*l, Concerning the Regulating of the King's Majesty's Prerogative, ...
William Oldys, Edward Harley Oxford (Earl of), Thomas Park, 1810
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Bede : a Biblical Miscellany
This volume contains six of Bede’s shorter biblical writings, most of which appear here in translation for the first time – On Tobias, On the Resting Places, Thirty Questions on the Book of Kings, On Eight Questions, On the Holy ...
Saint Bede (the Venerable), 1999
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A Miscellany of Demotic Texts and Studies
Third in the series of texts of the The Carlsberg Papyri.
Paul John Frandsen, K. S. B. Ryholt, 2000
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The Whole Book: Cultural Perspectives on the Medieval Miscellany
An investigation of the fascinating, not-so-miscellaneous miscellanies
Stephen G. Nichols, Siegfried Wenzel, 1996

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISCELLANY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term miscellany is used in the context of the following news items.
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All the Year Round, A Tale of Two Cities, and Great Expectations …
... very reasonably, declined to insert “statements on a domestic and painful subject in the inappropriate columns of a comic miscellany” (Patten, ... «OUPblog, Jul 15»
2
The Internet of Clean: Diversey's plan to change commercial …
We're talking squeegees, spray bottles, disinfectants, cleaning machines, wall pumps for soap, and other miscellany used in an array of ... «ZDNet, Jul 15»
3
miscellany - A time capsule
A time capsule. On the corner of MG Road and Dickenson Road, there is a building that, much like Harry Potter's Leaky Cauldron, does not ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
4
Two justices for justice
Your mention of Justice Holloway (Miscellany, July 13) strikes a chord, writes a senior member of the Madras Bar. William Holloway, he tells me ... «The Hindu, Jul 15»
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At Anchorage police evidence auction, guns and mysterious …
At Anchorage police evidence auction, guns and mysterious miscellany go to high bidder. Devin Kelly. July 18, 2015. Email Print Text Size -A +A. Previous Play ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
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At APD evidence auction, guns and mysterious miscellany go to …
Auctioneer Ron Alleva auctions off a Ruger SR40 pistol at Grubstake Auction in Anchorage on Saturday, July 18, 2015. The lot, evidence ... «Alaska Dispatch News, Jul 15»
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John Martin on 'Sunday Miscellany' this weekend
Our very prolific local writer John Martin will be reading on Sunday Miscellany on RTE Radio 1 his very interesting piece on General Custer's ... «A Kilcullen Diary, Jul 15»
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The Week in Radio: Mining of the memory
Maybe Sunday Miscellany was always good, and always spunky, and always there, waiting patiently and indulgently for me to cop on and ... «Herald, Jul 15»
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miscellany - Unassuming Ankola
Unassuming Ankola When you first set your eyes on Ankola, you discover that it is really small and quaint. You could easily go around Ankola ... «Deccan Herald, Jul 15»
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Madras miscellany: The iron pier
“I can barely see the harbour pier in your picture with Miscellany, June 1st. ... something to do with Subramania Bharati (Miscellany, June 22). «The Hindu, Jul 15»

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