Meaning of miscellaneous in English

miscellaneous
adjective
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/ˌmɪs.əlˈeɪ.ni.əs/ us
/ˌmɪs.əlˈeɪ.ni.əs/
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consisting of a mixture of various things that are not usually connected with each other:
miscellaneous household items
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(Definition of miscellaneous from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

miscellaneous | American Dictionary

miscellaneous
adjective [ not gradable ]
us
/ˌmɪs·əˈleɪ·ni·əs/
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consisting of a mixture of various things that are not necessarily connected with each other:
His bedroom is full of guitars, keyboards, and miscellaneous instruments.
(Definition of miscellaneous from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

miscellaneous | Business English

miscellaneous
adjective [ before noun ]
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/ˌmɪsəlˈeɪniəs/ us
( written abbreviation misc.)
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consisting of a mixture of various things that are not related to each other:
The magazine did a price comparison of 17 miscellaneous items sold at both stores.
miscellaneous charges/costs/expenses The job helps me pay for food and miscellaneous expenses.
(Definition of miscellaneous from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of miscellaneous

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They seem to have been prepared to handle anything (zakka, miscellaneous goods).
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Miscellaneous income is income received from nonemployment sources, such as rent, pensions, and interest.
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Parasitoids and miscellaneous factors acted as densitydependent regulatory agents during the pre-ovipositional and first instar stages respectively.
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Other criticisms might be that the chapters are a bit miscellaneous and that the style suffers occasional lapses.
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The book also includes short, informative articles on a variety of miscellaneous topics.
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Litterfall was separated into three fractions: leaves, branches > 1 cm, and miscellaneous.
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The remainder of the essays are more miscellaneous.
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Here such items are grouped in the 'miscellaneous' category, which also included provision of home helps and surgical appliances.
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We therefore suggest that single elders with incomes below $6,000 are cutting miscellaneous expenditure to a significant degree when compared with those with incomes above $7,000.
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Since the number of male homemakers is very small, they have been classified under the miscellaneous category, while 'homemaker' remains an independent category for women.
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But overall the programme is a miscellaneous collection, and the pitch tends to sag noticeably in a hymn or a canticle.
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The annual course of the miscellaneous litterfall was more irregular, although an increase in this fraction was detected at the end of the dry season.
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The overall target set for the miscellaneous unpublished material was 5 million words.
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Apart from the coefficients concerning mental hospitals and general hospitals, commented on above and below, most involved minor services such as miscellaneous health, and salaries.
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Cost of material includes office supplies, library service, forms, stationary, and miscellaneous costs.
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in Chinese (Traditional)
混雜的, 各種各樣的…
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混杂的, 各种各样的…
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heterogéneo, variado, misceláneo/nea [masculine-feminine…
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diverso, diverso/-sa…
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