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adj
Composed of different sorts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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name
A surname.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
A mixture of metals resembling brass.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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noun
A mixture composed of different materials; especially:
A mixture of different sorts of grain, such as wheat and rye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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History
From Middle English missellane, misceline, miscelin, meslin, from Old English mæstling, mæsling, mæslen. See also miscellane.
Across languages
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