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miscellaneous
mis·cel·la·ne·ous
[
mìssə láynee əss
]
adjective
Definition:
1.
composed of varied things:
made up of many different things or kinds of things that have no necessary connection with each other
2.
each being different:
each being different or having different abilities or qualities from the others
a task force of miscellaneous specialists
[
Early 17th century. < Latin
miscellaneus
<
miscere
"to mix"
]
mis·cel·la·ne·ous·ly
adverb
mis·cel·la·ne·ous·ness
noun
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mis·cel·la·ne·ous·ly adverbmis·cel·la·ne·ous·ness noun
