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 aplural : separate writings collected in one volume b: a collection of writings on various subjects2: a mixture of various things