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miscellaneous

/ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/

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What does miscellaneous mean?

adjective

  1. Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
  2. Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.
  3. Not in any other category.

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IPA pronunciation

/ˌmɪsəˈleɪniəs/

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They have preferred to devise methods of their own, and so have created a miscellaneous assortment of systems, good, bad, and indifferent.
Herbert Newton CassonThe History of the TelephoneProject Gutenberg ebook #819
The production of several completed plays per week necessitates the employment of a considerable staff of people of miscellaneous trades and abilities.
Frank Lewis Dyer; Thomas Commerford MartinEdison: His Life and InventionsProject Gutenberg ebook #820
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The miscellaneous shining of such a harbor appears best in a golden haze, or in the mist of a morning like this.
Charles Dudley WarnerThe Complete Writings of Charles Dudley Warner — Volume 1Project Gutenberg ebook #2671
Perhaps this is the best place to introduce a sheaf of miscellaneous unpublished anecdotes which have been drawn together from various sources.
Thomas WrightThe Life of Sir Richard BurtonProject Gutenberg ebook #4315
The companions then went their several ways, the one in crape walking firmly along with a mien of disconnection from her miscellaneous surroundings.
Thomas HardyJude the ObscureProject Gutenberg ebook #153