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Miscellaneous

Miscellaneous Meaning & Definition
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

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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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