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Meaning of the word miscellaneous in English

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miscellaneous

US /ˌmɪs.əlˈeɪ.ni.əs/
UK /ˌmɪs.əlˈeɪ.ni.əs/

Adjective

1.

(of items or people gathered or considered together) of various types or from different sources.

Example:
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he picked up the miscellaneous papers
Synonym:
variousvarieddifferentassortedmixeddiversedisparatesundryvariegateddiversifiedmotleymultifariousjumbledconfusedindiscriminateheterogeneousdivers
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