Толковый словарь английского языка - variety
Variety
variety
noun (plural -ties) Etymology: Middle French or Latin; Middle French varieté, from Latin varietat-, varietas, from varius various Date: 15th century the quality or state of having different forms or types ; multifariousness, a number or collection of different things especially of a particular class ; assortment , 3. something differing from others of the same general kind ; sort , any of various groups of plants or animals ranking below a species ; subspecies , ~ show
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n. (pl. -ies) 1 diversity; absence of uniformity; many-sidedness; the condition of being various (not enough variety in our lives). 2 a quantity or collection of different things (for a variety of reasons). 3 a a class of things different in some common qualities from the rest of a larger class to which they belong. b a specimen or member of such a class. 4 (foll. by of) a different form of a thing, quality, etc. 5 Biol. a a subspecies. b a cultivar. c an individual or group usually fertile within the species to which it belongs but differing from the species type in some qualities capable of perpetuation. 6 a mixed sequence of dances, songs, comedy acts, etc. (usu. attrib.: a variety show). Phrases and idioms variety store US a shop selling many kinds of small items. Etymology: F vari{eacute}t{eacute} or L varietas (as VARIOUS) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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