VARIETY
\vəɹˈa͡ɪ͡əti], \vəɹˈaɪəti], \v_ə_ɹ_ˈaɪə_t_i]\
Definitions of VARIETY
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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a difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"
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noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"
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a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
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(biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differe from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany"
By Princeton University
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a difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic"
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noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing"
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a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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Such entertainment as in given in variety shows; the production of, or performance in, variety shows.
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The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.
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That which is various.
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A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks.
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Something varying or differing from others of the same general kind; one of a number of things that are akin; a sort; as, varieties of wood, land, rocks, etc.
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In inorganic nature, one of those forms in which a species may occur, which differ in minor characteristics of structure, color, purity of composition, etc.
By Oddity Software
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Such entertainment as in given in variety shows; the production of, or performance in, variety shows.
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The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.
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That which is various.
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A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks.
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Something varying or differing from others of the same general kind; one of a number of things that are akin; a sort; as, varieties of wood, land, rocks, etc.
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In inorganic nature, one of those forms in which a species may occur, which differ in minor characteristics of structure, color, purity of composition, etc.
By Noah Webster.
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A collection of unlike objects; an individual differing in some details from others of the same general class or kind; a sort; in biology, the group of next lower rank than a species; lack of sameness.
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Varietal.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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The quality of being various: difference: a collection of different things: one of a number of things nearly allied to each other: one or more individuals of a species, which, owing to accidental causes, differ from the normal form in minor points.
By Daniel Lyons
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Difference; diversity; number of different things; division less marked than a species; object differing from others of its kind.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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n. Quality of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; — difference; unlikeness :—variation ; deviation a number or collection of different things ;—something varying or differing from others of the some general kind a subdivision of a species.
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