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var⋅ied

[vair-eed]

–adjective

1.	characterized by or exhibiting variety; various; diverse; diversified: varied backgrounds.

2.	changed; altered: a varied estimate.

3.	having several different colors; variegated.

Origin:
1580–90; vary + -ed ²

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Language Translation for : varied

Spanish:

variado,

German:

abwechslungsreich,

Japanese:

変化に富んだ

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var⋅y

[vair-ee]

verb, var⋅ied, var⋅y⋅ing.

–verb (used with object)

1.	to change or alter, as in form, appearance, character, or substance: to vary one's methods.

2.	to cause to be different from something else: The orchestra varied last night's program with one new selection.

3.	to avoid or relieve from uniformity or monotony; diversify: to vary one's diet.

4.	Music. to alter (a melody or theme) by modification or embellishments without changing its identity.

–verb (used without object)

5.	to show diversity; be different: The age at which children are ready to read varies.

6.	to undergo change in appearance, form, substance, character, etc.: The landscape begins to vary as one drives south.

7.	to change periodically or in succession; differ or alternate: Demand for certain products varies with the season.

8.	to diverge; depart; deviate (usually fol. by from): to vary from the norm.

9.	Mathematics. to be subject to change.

10.	Biology. to exhibit variation.

Origin:
1300–50; ME varien < L variāre, equiv. to vari(us) (see various ) + -āre inf. suffix

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var·ied (vâr'ēd, vār'-) Pronunciation Key
adj.

Having or consisting of various kinds or forms; diverse. See Synonyms at miscellaneous.
Having been modified or altered.
Of several colors; varicolored or variegated.

var'ied·ly adv.

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var·y   (vâr'ē, vār'ē) Pronunciation Key
v.   var·ied (-ēd), var·y·ing, var·ies (-ēz)

v.   tr.

To make or cause changes in the characteristics or attributes of; modify or alter.
To give variety to; make diverse: vary one's diet.
To introduce under new aspects; express in a different manner: vary a musical tempo.

v. intr.

To undergo or show change: The temperature varied throughout the day.
To be different; deviate: vary from established patterns of behavior. See Synonyms at differ.
To undergo successive or alternate changes in attributes or qualities: Foliage varies with the seasons.

[Middle English varien, to undergo change, from Old French varier, from Latin variāre, from varius, various.]
var'y·ing·ly adv.

varied

"differing from one another," 1588, from pp. of vary (q.v.).

varied
adjective
1.	characterized by variety; "immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions"; "his work is interesting and varied" [ant: unvaried]
2.	widely different; "varied motives prompt people to join a political party"; "varied ethnic traditions of the immigrants"
3.	broken away from sameness or identity or duplication; "her quickly varied answers indicated uncertainty"

Varied

Va"ried\, a. Changed; altered; various; diversified; as, a varied experience; varied interests; varied scenery. -- Va"ried*ly, adv.

The varied fields of science, ever new. --Cowper.

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