variety

variety
variety ► NOUN (pl. varieties) 1) the quality or state of being different or diverse. 2) (a variety of) a number of things of the same general class that are distinct in character or quality. 3) a thing which differs in some way from others of the same general class. 4) a form of entertainment consisting of a series of different types of act, such as singing, dancing, and comedy. 5) Biology a subspecies or cultivar.
● variety is the spice of life — Cf. ↑variety is the spice of life
ORIGIN Latin varietas, from varius 'changing, diverse' .

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  • Variety — es un semanario estadounidense dedicado al mundo del entretenimiento, creado en Nueva York en 1905 por Sime Silverman. Con la importancia alcanzada por la industria del cine, Daily Variety, la edición diaria de Variety con base en Hollywood, fue… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Variety — Специализация: Журнал о событях в мире шоу бизнеса Периодичность: Ежедневные …   Википедия

  • variety — va‧ri‧e‧ty [vəˈraɪəti] noun varieties PLURALFORM [countable] a particular type of a product: • We sell over 50 different varieties of beer. * * * variety UK US /vəˈraɪəti/ noun (plural varieties) ► [C] one particular type of a thing: » …   Financial and business terms

  • Variéty — Album par Rita Mitsouko Sortie avril 2007 Durée 54:00 (édition limitée) Producteur Mark Plati et Les Rita Mitsouko Label Six SARL / Because music …   Wikipédia en Français

  • variety — variety. См. раса. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • variety — variety. = race (см.). (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • variety — index class, color (complexion), denomination, difference, diversity, kind, manner (kind) …   Law dictionary

  • Variety —   [və raɪətɪ, engl.], Fachzeitschrift der Unterhaltungs und wichtigste Publikation der Filmindustrie; 1905 in New York von Sime Silverman gegründet …   Universal-Lexikon

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