Variety

n.	1.
	1.	The quality or state of being various; intermixture or succession of different things; diversity; multifariousness. Variety is nothing else but a continued novelty. - South. The variety of colors depends upon the composition of light. - Sir I. Newton. For earth hath this variety from heaven. - Milton. There is a variety in the tempers of good men. - Atterbury.
	2.	That which is various.
	3.	A number or collection of different things; a varied assortment; as, a variety of cottons and silks. He . . . wants more time to do that variety of good which his soul thirsts after. - Law.
	3.	(Theaters) Such entertainment as in given in variety shows; the production of, or performance in, variety shows. Geographical variety (Biol.) a variety of any species which is coincident with a geographical region, and is usually dependent upon, or caused by, peculiarities of climate. Variety hybrid (Biol.) a cross between two individuals of different varieties of the same species; a mongrel. All sorts are here that all the earth yields! Variety without end. - Milton. But see in all corporeal nature's scene, What changes, what diversities, have been! - Blackmore.
	4.	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.	(Biol.) 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.	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.

Noun	1.	variety - a collection containing a variety of sorts of things; "a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions" Synonyms: assortment, miscellanea, miscellany, mixed bag, motley, potpourri, salmagundi, smorgasbord, mixture
	2.	variety - noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing" Synonyms: diverseness, diversity, multifariousness
	3.	variety - (biology) a taxonomic category consisting of members of a species that differe from others of the same species in minor but heritable characteristics; "varieties are frequently recognized in botany"
	4.	variety - a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances Synonyms: variety show
	5.	variety - a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" Synonyms: kind, sort, form
	6.	variety - a difference that is usually pleasant; "he goes to France for variety"; "it is a refreshing change to meet a woman mechanic" Synonyms: change

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