variety

  • 21variety — va|ri|e|ty W1S2 [vəˈraıəti] n plural varieties [Date: 1500 1600; : French; Origin: variété, from Latin varietas, from varius; VARIOUS] 1.) a variety of sth a lot of things of the same type that are different from each other in some way ▪ The… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 22variety — noun 1 a variety of a lot of a particular type of things that are different from each other: The girls come from a variety of different backgrounds. | a wide variety of: The T shirts are available in a wide variety of colors. 2 DIFFERENCES (U)… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 23variety — /veuh ruy i tee/, n., pl. varieties, adj. n. 1. the state of being varied or diversified: to give variety to a diet. 2. difference; discrepancy. 3. a number of different types of things, esp. ones in the same general category: a large variety of… …

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  • 24variety — 01. There are students from a [variety] of countries currently studying English in our program. 02. This restaurant has a wonderful buffet with dishes from [various] countries. 03. I like listening to [various] kinds of music, but my favorite is… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 25variety — n. 1) to add, lend variety to 2) (a) wide variety 3) in a variety of (in a variety of roles) * * * [və raɪətɪ] lend variety to (a) wide variety to add in a varietyof (in a variety of roles) …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 26variety*/*/*/ — [vəˈraɪəti] noun 1) [singular] a number of different people or things Adults study for a variety of reasons.[/ex] We ve interviewed a wide variety of people.[/ex] 2) [C] a particular type of thing a new variety of tomato[/ex] 3) [U] the fact that …

    Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • 27variety — va•ri•e•ty [[t]vəˈraɪ ɪ ti[/t]] n. pl. ties 1) the state of being diversified: to give variety to one s diet[/ex] 2) difference; discrepancy 3) a number of different types of things, esp. ones in the same general category: a large variety of… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 28Variety — Logo Variety (engl.: Vielfalt) ist ein wöchentlich erscheinendes Branchenblatt der Unterhaltungsindustrie. Es wird von der Reed Business Information, einer Tochter der britisch niederländischen Fachverlagsgruppe Reed Elsevier, Inc. herausgegeben …

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  • 29variety —    A principle of design that refers to a way of combining elements of art in involved ways to achieve intricate and complex relationships. Variety is often obtained through the use of diversity and change by artists who wish to increase the… …

    Glossary of Art Terms

  • 30variety — n. (pl. ies) 1 diversity; absence of uniformity; many sidedness; the condition of being various (not enough variety in our lives). 2 a quantity or collection of different things (for a variety of reasons). 3 a a class of things different in some… …

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