various

Borrowed from Middle French varieux, from Latin varius (“manifold, diverse, various, parti-colored, variegated, also changing, changeable, fickle, etc.”).

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/
• (US, Mary–marry–merry distinction) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/ (alternatively, /ˈvæɹiəs/ among some speakers)
• (US, Mary–marry–merry merger) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɹi.əs/

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• Rhymes: -ɛəriəs

various

1. More than one (of an indeterminate set of things).

   Various books have been taken.

   There are various ways to fix the problem.

   You have broken various of the rules.

various (not comparable)

1. Having a broad range (of different elements).

   The reasons are various.

2. (dated) That varies or differs from others; variant; different.

   a various reading of a Biblical text

• diverse, manifold, miscellaneous, motley, multifarious, sundry; See also Thesaurus:heterogeneous

• various in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
• various in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.

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