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• Shifty mouse is outside small room and without diamonds of several kinds
• Consisting of several kinds

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
adj. constituting a grab-bag category; "the usual collection of miscellaneous expenses" consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity); "an arrangement of assorted spring flowers"; "assorted sizes"; "miscellaneous ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
a. 1 consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts. 2 Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1630s, from Latin miscellaneus "mixed, miscellaneous," from miscellus "mixed," from miscere "to mix" (see mix (v.)). Related: Miscellaneously .

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
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 ...

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English Word definitions in Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
adjective COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES miscellaneous items (= of lots of different types ) ▪ The cardboard box contained a number of miscellaneous items. EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES ▪ List your miscellaneous expenses in the right-hand column. ▪ The seminar ...

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