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Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Miscellaneous? [adj] constituting a grab-bag category; "the usual collection of miscellaneous expenses" [adj] consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards Synonyms \| Synonyms for Miscellaneous: assorted \| general \| heterogeneous \| heterogenous \| mixed \| motley \| sundry(a) Related Terms \| Find terms related to Miscellaneous: amalgamated \| ambiguous \| ambivalent \| amphibious \| assorted \| blended \| combined \| complex \| composite \| compound \| compounded \| conglomerate \| dappled \| different \| disparate \| divergent \| divers \| diverse \| diversified \| eclectic \| equivocal \| fifty-fifty \| half-and-half \| heterogeneous \| indiscriminate \| intricate \| ironic \| jumbled \| manifold \| many \| many-sided \| medley \| mingled \| mixed \| motley \| multifaceted \| multifarious \| multiform \| multinational \| multiplex \| multiracial \| odd \| patchy \| pluralistic \| promiscuous \| scrambled \| sundry \| syncretic \| thrown together \| unsorted \| varied \| various \| varying See Also \| Miscellaneous In Webster's Dictionary \Mis`cella"neous\, a. [L. miscellaneus mixed, miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See {Mix}, and cf. {Miscellany}.] Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection. ``A miscellaneous rabble.'' --Milton. -- {Mis`cella"neously}, adv. -- {Mis`cella"neousness}, n.

Miscellaneous Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Miscellaneous?

[adj] constituting a grab-bag category; "the usual collection of miscellaneous expenses"
[adj] consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known as social"- I.A.Richards

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Miscellaneous In Webster's Dictionary

\Mis`cel*la"ne*ous\, a. [L. miscellaneus mixed,
miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See
{Mix}, and cf. {Miscellany}.]
Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse
sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous
collection. ``A miscellaneous rabble.'' --Milton. --
{Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness}, n.

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