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variety

va.ri.ety \v*-'ri--*t-e-\ n [MF or L; MF variete`, fr. L varietat-, 
   varietas, fr. var]ius various 1: the quality or state of having different 
   forms or types  2: a number or collection of different things esp. of a 
   particular class :: ASSORTMENT 3a: something differing from others of the 
   same general kind  3b: any of various groups of plants or animals of less 
   than specific rank  4: entertainment consisting of successive unrelated 
   performances (as songs,  dances, skits, acrobatic feats, and trained animal 
   acts)