The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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
   collection. "A miscellaneous rabble." --Milton. --
   Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ly, adv. -- Mis`cel*la"ne*ous*ness, n.
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