different between miscellanea vs miscellane

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?m?s??le?n??/

Etymology 1

Borrowed from Latin miscellanea, neuter plural of miscellaneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misce? (“to mix”).

Noun

miscellanea (plural miscellanea)

1. A miscellaneous collection of different things; a miscellany.

Synonyms

• miscellany

Related terms

• miscellaneous
• miscellany

Etymology 2

Noun

miscellanea

1. plural of miscellaneum

Anagrams

• mésalliance

Italian

Etymology

Plural of miscellaneo, or borrowed from Latin miscellanea.

Noun

miscellanea f (plural miscellanee)

1. miscellany

Related terms

• miscellaneo

Latin

Adjective

miscell?nea

1. nominative feminine singular of miscell?neus
2. nominative neuter plural of miscell?neus
3. accusative neuter plural of miscell?neus
4. vocative feminine singular of miscell?neus
5. nominative neuter plural of miscell?neus

Adjective

miscell?ne?

1. ablative feminine singular of miscell?neus

References

• miscellanea in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers

English

Etymology

See miscellaneous and compare maslin.

Noun

miscellane (uncountable)

1. A mixture of two or more sorts of grain; maslin; meslin.

   • the sowing at the wane of the moon is thought to make the corn sound : it hath not been practised , but it is thought to be of use to make some miscellane in corn ; as if you sow a few beans with wheat , your wheat will be the better