Miscellaneousness

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  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.
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