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   various

   /ˈvɛːrɪəs/

   determiner

   • 1. more than one; several: "various people arrived late" Similar numerousmanyseveralcopiousabundantprofusecountlessinnumerablelarge number ofmultiplicity of

   adjective

   • 1. different from one another; of different kinds or sorts: "dresses of various colours" Similar diversedifferentdifferingvariedvaryinga variety ofdissimilardisparateassortedmixedsundrymiscellaneousvariegatedheterogeneousliterary:divers
   • 2. having or showing different properties or qualities: "their environments are locally various" Similar diversedifferentdifferingvariedvaryinga variety ofdissimilardisparateassortedmixedsundrymiscellaneousvariegatedheterogeneousliterary:divers

   pronoun

   • 1. more than one of several people or things: "various of her friends had called" Similar numerousmanyseveralcopiousabundantprofusecountlessinnumerablelarge number ofmultiplicity of

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Latin varius ‘changing, diverse’ + -ous.

   Derivatives

   • 1. variousness noun

   Scrabble Points: 10

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   • R

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   • O

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