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

Quid enim aliud egit, cum nullis mota precibus, nullis victa blanditiis, muliebrem tenuit decorem, et adversus suam semel et meam �tatem, adversus multa et varia qu� flectere adamantium spiritum debuissent, inexpugnabilis et firma permansit?

From View of the State of Europe during the Middle Ages, Vol. 3 by Hallam, Henry

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

George Massee includes all four of these species in one composite species, which he names Badhamia varia.

From The Myxomycetes of the Miami Valley, Ohio by Morgan, A. P. (Andrew Price)

Au réveil, on varia les exercices, et ainsi se termina la scène qui avait duré 48 heures, après laquelle les convulsions cessèrent totalement.

From Curiosities of Medical Experience by Millingen, J. G. (John Gideon)

The great Leibnitz, who was himself a lover of his varia eruditio, applied a line of Virgil to Bayle, characterising his luminous and elevated genius:— Sub pedibusque videt nubes et sidera Daphnis.

From Curiosities of Literature, Vol. 2 by Disraeli, Isaac