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variegation

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var⋅i⋅e⋅ga⋅tion

[vair-ee-i-gey-shuhn, vair-i-gey-]
–noun
1. an act of variegating.
2. the state or condition of being variegated; varied coloration.

Origin:
1640–50; variegate + -ion
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var·i·e·ga·tion   (vâr'ē-ĭ-gā'shən, vâr'ĭ-gā'-, vār'-)   
n.  The state of being variegated; diversified coloration.
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