Hypertext Webster Gateway: "miscellaneous"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Miscellaneous \Mis`cel*la"ne*ous\, a. [L. miscellaneus mixed,
miscellaneous, fr. miscellus mixed, fr. miscere to mix. See
{Mix}, and cf. {Miscellany}.]
Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse
sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous
collection. ``A miscellaneous rabble.'' --Milton. --
{Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly}, adv. -- {Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness}, n.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
miscellaneous
adj 1: constituting a grab-bag category; "the usual collection of
miscellaneous expenses"
2: consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds
(even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of
assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous
accessories"; "a mixed program of baroque and contemporary
music"; "a motley crew"; "sundry sciences commonly known
as social"- I.A.Richards [syn: {assorted}, {mixed}, {motley},
{sundry(a)}]
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