variety

1. n. The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness. Source: opted

2. n. That which is various. Source: opted

3. n. A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

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. Source: opted

7. n. a collection containing a variety of sorts of things Source: wordnet

8. n. noticeable heterogeneity Source: wordnet

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 Source: wordnet

10. n. a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances Source: wordnet

11. n. a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality Source: wordnet

12. n. a difference that is usually pleasant Source: wordnet

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