miscellany

• Nom désignant une collection ou un ensemble de choses diverses, souvent de types ou de genres mélangés, par exemple un groupe varié d'objets ou une anthologie de courts écrits littéraires.

A noun referring to a collection or assortment of various different items, often of mixed types or genres, such as a diverse group of objects or an anthology of short literary works.

1. Mixed collectionC1formal

   A collection of various different items, often unrelated.

   Mélange hétéroclite

   • The drawer contained a miscellany of old keys, coins, and buttons.
   • Her bag was a miscellany of books, makeup, and snacks.
   • The museum displayed a miscellany of artifacts from different eras.

   Synonymesassortmentcollectionhodgepodgejumblemedleymelangemixed bagmixturemotleypotpourrivariety

2. Literary anthologyC1formal

   A book or collection of various literary pieces, poems, or ballads.

   Anthologie littéraire

   • He published a miscellany of 19th-century poetry.
   • The library has a rare miscellany of folk ballads.
   • She edited a miscellany of short stories for the class.

   Synonymesanalectsanthologycollectioncompendiumflorilegiummiscellaneaomnibus