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miscellany

[mis-uh-ley-nee, mi-sel-uh-nee] / ˈmɪs əˌleɪ ni, mɪˈsɛl ə ni /


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The word “anthology” comes from the Greek for “gathering of flowers”—that is, a miscellany.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 19, 2025

The sonnet sits in the miscellany alongside "politically charged" works from the 1640s - the decade of the English Civil War, fought between Royalists and Parliamentarians.

From BBC • Mar. 4, 2025

The House released a negotiated short-term government funding bill this week, and a number of year-end priorities on health care, agriculture, and other miscellany were tacked on.

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2024

Yet this long, obscure miscellany turned out to be a garland of little gems.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 12, 2024

The force of it knocked Anya’s armful of miscellany to the ground.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack




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