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various

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  1. different             
 
var.i.ous \'ver-e--*s, 'var-\ aj [L varius; prob. akin to L varus bent, 
   crooked - more at PREVA]RICATE archaic  1: VARIABLE, INCONSTANT  2: 
   VARICOLORED {birds of ~ plumage}  3a: of different kinds : MULTIFARIOUS  
   3b: UNLIKE {animals as ~ as the jaguar and the sloth}  4: having a number 
   of different aspects {~ genius}  5: NUMEROUS, MANY {stop at ~ towns}  6: 
   INDIVIDUAL, SEPARATE {refunds to the ~ club members } - var.i.ous.ly av