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- pronunciation:
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adjective |
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When we talk about a group of miscellaneous things, we mean a group of things that are of different types and are not very much related to each other. If a drawer has miscellaneous things in it, it might contain things like scissors, soap, batteries, socks, feathers, and cookies.
There is a pile of miscellaneous junk in the garage.My dad sorts his books into different categories, but if he can't figure out what category to put a book into, he puts it in a group he calls "miscellaneous."- synonyms:
- diverse, various
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| related words: |
various |
| derivations: |
miscellaneously (adv.), miscellaneousness (n.) |
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