Thesaurus: variety

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1. n. The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness.
2. n. That which is various.
3. n. A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks.
4. n. 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.
5. n. An individual, or group of individuals, of a species differing from the rest in some one or more of the characteristics typical of the species, and capable either of perpetuating itself for a period, or of being perpetuated by artificial means; hence, a subdivision, or peculiar form, of a species.
6. n. 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.
7. n. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
8. n. noticeable heterogeneity
9. n. (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differ from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics
10. n. a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances
11. n. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
12. n. a difference that is usually pleasant