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   variety

   /vəˈrʌɪɪti/

   noun

   • 1. the quality or state of being different or diverse; the absence of uniformity or monotony: "it's the variety that makes my job so enjoyable" Similar diversityvariationdiversificationmultifariousnessheterogeneityvariegationmany-sidednesschangedifferenceOpposite uniformity
   • ▪ a number or range of things of the same general class that are distinct in character or quality: "the centre offers a variety of leisure activities" Similar assortmentmiscellanyrangearraycollectionselectionline-upmixturemedleymixed bagmixdiversitymultiplicitymotleymotley collectionpot-pourrirare:omnium gatherum
   • ▪ a thing which differs in some way from others of the same general class or sort; a type: "fifty varieties of fresh and frozen pasta" Similar sortkindtypeclasscategoryclassificationstyledescriptionstatusqualitynaturemannerdesignshapeformpatterngroupsetbracketgenrespeciesrankgenusfamilyorderbreedracestraingenerationvintagemakemodelbrandstampilkkidneycastgrainmouldstripe
   • ▪ a form of television or theatre entertainment consisting of a series of different types of act, such as singing, dancing, and comedy: "a variety show"
   • 2. a taxonomic category that ranks below subspecies (where present) or species, its members differing from others of the same subspecies or species in minor but permanent or heritable characteristics. Varieties are more often recognized in botany, in which they are designated in the style Apium graveolens var. dulce.
   • ▪ a cultivated form of a plant.
   • ▪ a plant or animal which varies in some trivial respect from its immediate parent or type.

   Word Origin late 15th century: from French variété or Latin varietas, from varius (see various).

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