[ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs], (Adjective)

Definitions:
- (of items or people gathered or considered together) of various types or from different sources
(e.g: he picked up the miscellaneous papers in his in tray)


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Origin:
early 17th century: from Latin miscellaneus (from miscellus ‘mixed’, from miscere ‘to mix’) + -ous. In earlier use the word also described a person as ‘having various qualities’