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Main Entry:: ¹var·i·ous
Pronunciation:: \ˈver-ē-əs\
Function:: adjective
Etymology:: Middle English, probably from Medieval Latin *variosus, from Latin varius
Date:: 15th century

1archaic : variable , inconstant2: varicolored <birds of various plumage>3 a: of differing kinds : multifarious b: dissimilar in nature or form : unlike 4: having a number of different aspects or characteristics <a various place> 5: of an indefinite number greater than one <stop at various towns>6: individual , separate <rate increases granted in the various states>

synonyms see different

— var·i·ous·ness noun

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