"miscellaneous" meaning in English

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Adjective

IPA: /ˌmɪsəˈleɪnɪəs/ Audio: en-uk-miscellaneous.ogg [UK], en-us-miscellaneous.ogg [US] Forms: more miscellaneous [comparative], most miscellaneous [superlative]
Rhymes: -eɪnɪəs Etymology: Borrowed from Latin miscellāneus, from miscellus (“mixed”), from misceō (“mix”). Etymology templates: {{root|en|ine-pro|*meyḱ-}}, {{bor|en|la|miscellāneus}} Latin miscellāneus, {{m|la|miscellus||mixed}} miscellus (“mixed”), {{m|la|misceō||mix}} misceō (“mix”) Head templates: {{en-adj}} miscellaneous (comparative more miscellaneous, superlative most miscellaneous)
  1. Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts. Synonyms (consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts): diverse Translations (consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts): مُتَنَوِّع (mutanawwiʕ) (Arabic), смесен (smesen) (Bulgarian), разнообразен (raznoobrazen) (Bulgarian), miscel·lani (Catalan), 混杂的 (Chinese Mandarin), 杂项 (záxiàng) (Chinese Mandarin), rozmanitý (Czech), různorodý (Czech), smíšený (Czech), diverse (Danish), blandet (Danish), gemengd (Dutch), sekalainen (Finnish), divers (French), სხვადასხვა (sxvadasxva) (Georgian), gemischt (German), vermischt (German), verschieden (German), διάφορος (diáforos) (Greek), שונות [feminine, plural] (Hebrew), फुटकर (phuṭkar) (Hindi), vegyes (Hungarian), különféle (Hungarian), változatos (Hungarian), ýmislegur (Icelandic), ilghnéitheach (Irish), il- (Irish), 雑多 (zatta) (Japanese), miscellāneus (Latin), miscellus (Latin), разновидно (raznovidno) [neuter] (Macedonian), പലതരം (palataraṁ) (Malayalam), whakaehu (Maori), blanda (Norwegian), blandet (Norwegian), różny (Polish), rozmaity (Polish), różnorodny [masculine] (Polish), variado (Portuguese), amestecat [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), divers [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), ра́зный (ráznyj) (Russian), measgaichte (Scottish Gaelic), разно̀врстан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), raznòvrstan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), varios [plural] (Spanish), misceláneo (Spanish), blandad (Swedish), balabalaki (Tagalog), เบ็ดเตล็ด (bèt-dtà-lèt) (Thai), ปกิณกะ (Thai), มโนสาเร่ (Thai)
    Sense id: en-miscellaneous-en-adj-lWhne0o6 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 67 33 Disambiguation of 'consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts': 95 5 Disambiguation of 'consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts': 95 5
  2. Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances. Translations (having diverse characteristics): разнороден (raznoroden) (Bulgarian), miscel·lani (Catalan), blandet (Danish), diverse (Danish), veelzijdig (Dutch), monitahoinen (Finnish), monipuolinen (Finnish), varié (French), სხვადასხვაგვარი (sxvadasxvagvari) (Georgian), მრავლაფეროვანი (mravlaperovani) (Georgian), vielseitig (German), sokrétű (Hungarian), sokoldalú (Hungarian), ilghnéitheach (Irish), diverse (Norwegian), variado (Portuguese), divers [masculine, neuter] (Romanian), разли́чный (razlíčnyj) (Russian), measgaichte (Scottish Gaelic), разно̀личан [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), raznòličan [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), raznovrsten [masculine] (Slovene), varios (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-miscellaneous-en-adj-GHGPrqI9 Disambiguation of 'having diverse characteristics': 12 88
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: manifold, assorted Derived forms: misc, misc. [abbreviation], miscellaneous charge order, miscellaneously Related terms: miscegenation, miscellany, miscellanea, miscellaneity, miscible

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          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
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          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
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          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
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          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "ráznyj",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
          "word": "ра́зный"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
          "word": "measgaichte"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
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        {
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          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
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          "word": "raznòvrstan"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "varios"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
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          "lang": "Swedish",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
          "word": "blandad"
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          "code": "tl",
          "lang": "Tagalog",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
          "word": "balabalaki"
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "roman": "bèt-dtà-lèt",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
          "word": "เบ็ดเตล็ด"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
          "word": "ปกิณกะ"
        },
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          "_dis1": "95 5",
          "code": "th",
          "lang": "Thai",
          "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
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          "word": "разнороден"
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          "code": "da",
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          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
          "word": "blandet"
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          "word": "veelzijdig"
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          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
          "word": "monitahoinen"
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          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
          "word": "monipuolinen"
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          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
          "word": "varié"
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "sxvadasxvagvari",
          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
          "word": "სხვადასხვაგვარი"
        },
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          "code": "ka",
          "lang": "Georgian",
          "roman": "mravlaperovani",
          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
          "word": "მრავლაფეროვანი"
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
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          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
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          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
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        },
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "pt",
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          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
          "word": "variado"
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "ru",
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          "roman": "razlíčnyj",
          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
          "word": "разли́чный"
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "gd",
          "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
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          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
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          "_dis1": "12 88",
          "code": "sl",
          "lang": "Slovene",
          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
          "tags": [
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          "word": "raznovrsten"
        },
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
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    "English terms derived from Latin",
    "English terms derived from Proto-Indo-European",
    "English terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *meyḱ-",
    "English terms with IPA pronunciation",
    "English terms with audio links",
    "Requests for review of Dutch translations",
    "Requests for review of Norwegian translations",
    "Requests for review of Swedish translations",
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        "superlative"
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          "variety"
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      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "diverse"
    },
    {
      "word": "manifold"
    },
    {
      "word": "assorted"
    }
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      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "mutanawwiʕ",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "مُتَنَوِّع"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "smesen",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "смесен"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "raznoobrazen",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "разнообразен"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "miscel·lani"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "混杂的"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "záxiàng",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "杂项"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "rozmanitý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "různorodý"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "smíšený"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "diverse"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "blandet"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "gemengd"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "sekalainen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "divers"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sxvadasxva",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "სხვადასხვა"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "gemischt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "vermischt"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "verschieden"
    },
    {
      "code": "el",
      "lang": "Greek",
      "roman": "diáforos",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "διάφορος"
    },
    {
      "code": "he",
      "lang": "Hebrew",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "שונות"
    },
    {
      "code": "hi",
      "lang": "Hindi",
      "roman": "phuṭkar",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "फुटकर"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "vegyes"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "különféle"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "változatos"
    },
    {
      "code": "is",
      "lang": "Icelandic",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "ýmislegur"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "ilghnéitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "il-"
    },
    {
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "zatta",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "雑多"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "miscellāneus"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "miscellus"
    },
    {
      "code": "mk",
      "lang": "Macedonian",
      "roman": "raznovidno",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "tags": [
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "разновидно"
    },
    {
      "code": "ml",
      "lang": "Malayalam",
      "roman": "palataraṁ",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "പലതരം"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "whakaehu"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "blanda"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "blandet"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "różny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "rozmaity"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "różnorodny"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "variado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "amestecat"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "divers"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "ráznyj",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "ра́зный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "measgaichte"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "разно̀врстан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "raznòvrstan"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "varios"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "misceláneo"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "blandad"
    },
    {
      "code": "tl",
      "lang": "Tagalog",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "balabalaki"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "roman": "bèt-dtà-lèt",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "เบ็ดเตล็ด"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "ปกิณกะ"
    },
    {
      "code": "th",
      "lang": "Thai",
      "sense": "consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts",
      "word": "มโนสาเร่"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "raznoroden",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "разнороден"
    },
    {
      "code": "ca",
      "lang": "Catalan",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "miscel·lani"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "blandet"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "diverse"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "veelzijdig"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "monitahoinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "monipuolinen"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "varié"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "sxvadasxvagvari",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "სხვადასხვაგვარი"
    },
    {
      "code": "ka",
      "lang": "Georgian",
      "roman": "mravlaperovani",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "მრავლაფეროვანი"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "vielseitig"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "sokrétű"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "sokoldalú"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "ilghnéitheach"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "diverse"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "variado"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "neuter"
      ],
      "word": "divers"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "razlíčnyj",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "разли́чный"
    },
    {
      "code": "gd",
      "lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "measgaichte"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "разно̀личан"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "raznòličan"
    },
    {
      "code": "sl",
      "lang": "Slovene",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "tags": [
        "masculine"
      ],
      "word": "raznovrsten"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "having diverse characteristics",
      "word": "varios"
    }
  ],
  "word": "miscellaneous"
}

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