Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

miscellanea

/ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.90 in modern English

Syllables: mis-cel-lanea
IPA: /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə/

15

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A miscellaneous collection of different things; a miscellany.

noun

plural of miscellaneum

Example Sentences

"Bright copper utensils, strings of onions, and gigantic sausages, wine-skins, chillies, and castanets hung with a miscellanea of all kinds from the roof and walls."
"Long tables of statistics from the Census Reports, extracts from books, and sometimes whole books reappear in the Record, jumbled into a miscellanea that includes a flamboyant discourse on “The Outlook for Prosperity,” […]"
"Through a renewed process of selection, miscellanea are cut down to compendia, which, once structurally organized, become texts"

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin miscellānea, neuter plural of miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“to mix”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: miscellānea

Frequently Paired Words

miscellaneous miscellany

Synonyms

miscellany assortment mixture mixed bag variety salmagundi smorgasbord potpourri motley

Questions

How do you pronounce miscellanea?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪə/.
What does miscellanea mean?: A miscellaneous collection of different things; a miscellany.
Where does miscellanea come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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