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varia

[vair-ee-uh]

plural noun

miscellaneous items, especially a miscellany of literary works.

Origin:
1925–30; < Neo-Latin, Latin, neuter plural of varius various

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varia (ˈvɛərɪə)

—*pl n*
	a collection or miscellany, esp of literary works

[Latin, neuter plural of variusvarious]

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