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Various

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Adjective

1. assorted, various

of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity

Example Sentences:
'assorted sizes'
'his disguises are many and various'
'various experiments have failed to disprove the theory'
'cited various reasons for his behavior'

2. respective, several, various

considered individually

Example Sentences:
'the respective club members'
'specialists in their several fields'
'the various reports all agreed'

3. diverse, various

distinctly dissimilar or unlike

Example Sentences:
'celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan'
'animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth'

4. various, versatile

having great diversity or variety

Example Sentences:
'his various achievements are impressive'
'his vast and versatile erudition'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Various

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determiner
1. 
a. 
several different
an authority on various subjects
b. not standard
(as pronoun; followed by of)
various of them came
adjective
2. 
of different kinds, though often within the same general category; diverse
various occurrences
his disguises are many and various
3. (prenominal)
relating to a collection of separate persons or things
the various members of the club
4. 
displaying variety; many-sided
her various achievements are most impressive
5. poetic
variegated
6. obsolete
inconstant

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Various

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adjective
1. 
differing one from another; of several kinds
2. 
a. 
several or many
found in various sections of the country
b. 
individual; distinct
bequests to the various heirs
3. 
many-sided; versatile
the various bounty of nature
4. 
characterized by variety; varied in nature or appearance
5.  Obsolete
changeable

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Various

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adj.
1.
a. Of diverse kinds: unable to go for various reasons.
b. Unlike; different: flowers as various as the rose, the daisy, and the iris.
2. Being more than one; several: She spoke to various members of the club.
3. Varied in nature or character; not uniform: "The war with Scotland ... was conducted feebly, and with various success" (David Hume).
pron. (used with a pl. verb)
Usage Problem
Several different people or things.

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