Main Entry: mis·cel·la·ny

Pronunciation: \ˈmi-sə-ˌlā-nē, chiefly British mi-ˈse-lə-nē\

Function: noun

Inflected Form(s): plural mis·cel·la·nies

Etymology: probably modification of French miscellanées, plural, from Latin miscellanea

Date: 1615

1 a plural : separate writings collected in one volume b : a collection of writings on various subjects
2 : a mixture of various things