First recorded in 1765–75, vari is from the Malagasy word vàrika
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To indicate one tenth vari is placed after the numeral; e.g., ichi vari 'one from ten parts,' xi vari gobu 'four and one half from ten parts.'
From Diego Collado's Grammar of the Japanese Language by Spear, Richard L.
A Rarotongan legend relates that in Hawaiki two new fruits were found, and the vari discarded.
From White Shadows in the South Seas by O'Brien, Frederick
The habit of rapid reading, begun in childhood, continued throughout his life, and the number and vari ety of books which he read is almost incredible.
From English Literature Its History and Its Significance for the Life of the English Speaking World by Long, William Joseph
All the vari- ous forms of disaster, all the possibilities of horror, the depths of shame and agony, are heaped upon these unhappy voyagers.
From The Survivors of the Chancellor by Verne, Jules
In the higher animals, vari- ous fluids, the most important of which is the blood, serve the same purpose.
From An Introduction to Chemical Science by Williams, Rufus Phillips
I heard him at vari- ous times; and even after he had committed what seemed to me the unpardonable sin, it was hard to resist his eloquence.
From Autobiography of Andrew Dickson White — Volume 1 by White, Andrew Dickson
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