variety
noun
the state of being varied or diversified.
varieties
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pluralof variety.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Scaling up with two varieties is proving difficult enough.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 27, 2026
“The cultural significance of heirlooms—their story, weaved through generations of family grafting and genealogy—is all fine and dandy, but hasn’t science rendered these older apple varieties obsolete?”
From Slate ● Oct. 24, 2026
I always aim to offer at least one vegan soup, and I strongly recommend choosing varieties that reheat beautifully.
From Salon ● Oct. 20, 2026
No doubt she would have given high marks to Ms. Fullerton, whose book finds merit in catness of all varieties.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2026
They ate eight kinds of pasta, pies and fruit and cheese—and seven varieties of ice cream.
From "Impossible Creatures" by Katherine Rundell
