miscellaneous
adjective/ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
/ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/
[usually before noun] (abbreviation misc.)
- consisting of many different kinds of things that are not connected and do not easily form a group synonym diverse, various
- a sale of miscellaneous household items
- She gave me some money to cover any miscellaneous expenses.
- The museum houses a miscellaneous collection of iron age artefacts.
Oxford Collocations DictionaryMiscellaneous is used with these nouns:- collection
- expense
Word Originearly 17th cent.: from Latin miscellaneus (from miscellus ‘mixed’, from miscere ‘to mix’) + -ous. In earlier use the word also described a person as ‘having various qualities’.Want to learn more?
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