Noun: miscellany 'mi-su,ley-nee [N. Amer], mi'se-lu-nee [Brit]
- A collection containing many different types of things
"a great miscellany of cars was on display";
- assortment, mixture, mixed bag [informal], miscellanea, variety, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley, smörgåsbord
- An anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.
"The professor compiled a miscellany of medieval poetry for her students";
- florilegium, garland
Derived forms: miscellanies
Type of: accumulation, aggregation, anthology, assemblage, collection
Encyclopedia: Miscellany