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2 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Various \Va"ri*ous\, a. [L. varius. Cf {Vair}.] 1. Different; diverse; several; manifold; as men of various names various occupations; various colors. So many and so various laws are given --Milton. A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild. --Byron. 2. Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable. A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one but all mankind's epitome. --Dryden. The names of mixed modes . . . are very various. --Locke. 3. Variegated; diversified; not monotonous. A happy rural seat of various view. --Milton. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: various adj 1: of many different kinds purposefully arranged but lacking any uniformity; "assorted sizes"; "his disguises are many and various"; "various experiments have failed to disprove the theory"; "cited various reasons for his behavior" [syn: {assorted}] 2: considered individually; "the respective club members"; "specialists in their several fields"; "the various reports all agreed" [syn: {respective(a)}, {several(a)}, {various(a)}] 3: distinctly dissimilar or unlike; "diverse parts of the country"; "celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan"; "animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth" [syn: {diverse}] 4: having great diversity or variety; "his various achievements are impressive"; "his vast and versatile erudition" [syn: {versatile}]
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