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. [ 1913 Webster ]
[ざつげい;ぞうげい, zatsugei ; zougei](n) (1) (See 猿楽・さるがく・1) various form of arts (e.g. acrobatics, magic, puppetery, sarugaku acrobatics performance); (2) (See 歌謡) miscellaneous songs popular from the end of the Heian period to the Kamakura period[Add to Longdo]