n.
Pronunciation: ' mi-s ə - ˌ l ā -n ē , chiefly Brit mi- ' se-l ə -n ē
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -nies
Etymology: probably modification of French miscellanées, plural, from Latin miscellanea
Date: 1615
1 a plural : separate writings collected in one volume b : a collection of writings on various subjects
2 : a mixture of various things