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variegation

[ vair-ee-i-gey-shuhn, vair-i-gey- ]

noun

  1. an act of variegating.
  2. the state or condition of being variegated; variegated; varied coloration.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of variegation1

First recorded in 1640–50; variegate + -ion

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Example Sentences

Its leaves have a variegation of creamy white on a dark green ground.

Which is in the dish there is yellow and the white and all the sleep, all the variegation lying makes the best as in the grate.

The variegated form of C. scandens should be propagated by cuttings to hold the variegation.

On her breast was a collection of luminous stones, their variegation imitating the scales of the murena.

Requires careful distinction from Passerella but is smaller and variegation of head still traceable.

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