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Miscellany

Noun CEFR B2
mɪˈsɛləni

Definitions

  1. An assortment of miscellaneous items.
  2. A collection of writings on various subjects or topics; an anthology.
  3. The condition of being miscellaneous, of being a hodgepodge.

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Examples

“a monthly miscellany of literature”
“All of these critics and theorists agree⟳, however, positively, unequivocally, in this, […] that miscellany is abhorrent to their sense⟳; that the sixteen-story building must not consist⟳ of sixteen separate⟳, distinct, and unrelated buildings piled one upon the other until the top of the pile is reached.”

CEFR level

B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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