varia

American  

[vair-ee-uh] / ˈvɛər i ə /

plural noun

1. miscellaneous items, especially a miscellany of literary works.

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varia British  

/ ˈvɛərɪə /

plural noun

1. a collection or miscellany, esp of literary works

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Etymology

Origin of varia

1925–30; < New Latin, Latin, neuter plural of varius various

Example Sentences

Scripsit varia et plurima, Quæ jam manibus hominum teruntur; Et argumentis non vulgaribus Stylo non vulgari suffecit.

From Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters by Earle, John

C. nigra, facie flavo varia; alis fuscis basi hyalinis; pedibus variegatis; abdomine flavo maculato.

From Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 3 Zoology by Various

Olha do Bandá asilhas que se esmaltão Da varia cor, que pinta o rosco fruto, As aves, variadas, que aly saltão, Da verde Noz tomando seu tributo.

From A Description of the Coasts of East Africa and Malabar in the Beginning of the Sixteenth Century by Barbosa, Duarte

In the more tropical regions, Haliotis asinina and varia, another and distinct Patella, two Fissurellae and a Scutella were collected.

From Narrative of the Voyage of H.M.S. Rattlesnake, Commanded By the Late Captain Owen Stanley, R.N., F.R.S. Etc. During the Years 1846-1850. Including Discoveries and Surveys in New Guinea, the Louisiade Archipelago, Etc. to Which Is Added the Account of Mr. E.B. Kennedy's Expedition for the Exploration of the Cape York Peninsula. By John Macgillivray, F.R.G.S. Naturalist to the Expedition. — Volume 2 by MacGillivray, John

Nor was it until Caleb had departed that "exorcised" occurred to him as a varia lectio.

From The Astonishing History of Troy Town by Quiller-Couch, Arthur Thomas, Sir