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vari
1[ vah-ree, vahr-ee ]
noun
- a nocturnal, nesting lemur, Varecia variegata, native to Madagascar, having black and white fur and a mane: an endangered species.
vari-
2- variant of vario- before a vowel.
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Origin of vari1
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Example Sentences
There were countries and seas on a vari-colored map, and one pin-point of brilliance that marked his ever-changing position.
He paused, looking out the window into the sky, at the faint vari-colored radiance of the cluster.
He studied the numbers again, and allowed himself the rare luxury of an outburst of vari-coloured profanity.
Several seem only just to have left their beds, and their vari-coloured, gleaming silks are crumpled.
It was of as much value as a vari-coloured dress, which nature could put on or off, without being less nature thereby.
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