"variety" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

IPA: /vəˈraɪ.ɪ.ti/ Audio: en-us-variety.ogg [US] Forms: variety [singular], varieties [plural]
enPR: və-rīʹĭ-tē Head templates: {{noun|2=varieties}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A variety of things is a group of things that are not all the same. Tags: singular
    Sense id: simple-variety-en-noun-kM1i5yE3
  2. Variety is the quality of not being the same.
    Sense id: simple-variety-en-noun-OShoKikm
  3. A variety is one kind of something, especially plants and animals.
    Sense id: simple-variety-en-noun-61FS78VN
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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "variety",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "varieties",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "2": "varieties"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "va‧ri‧e‧ty",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Americans can buy a wide variety of cheap products at local supermarkets."
        },
        {
          "text": "This study was conducted over a relatively long period of time and in a variety of settings."
        },
        {
          "text": "The films cover a wide variety of topics from wars to fantasy."
        },
        {
          "text": "The teachers use a variety of techniques to help the students understand the material."
        },
        {
          "text": "We get the information from newspapers and a variety of other sources."
        },
        {
          "text": "They felt it was important for a variety of reasons."
        },
        {
          "text": "The shirts are available in a variety of fun colors."
        },
        {
          "text": "Middle school students participated in a wide variety of activities."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A variety of things is a group of things that are not all the same."
      ],
      "id": "simple-variety-en-noun-kM1i5yE3",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Fruit can add variety to your salads."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Variety is the quality of not being the same."
      ],
      "id": "simple-variety-en-noun-OShoKikm",
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The shop has 25 tomato varieties."
        },
        {
          "text": "By 1930, Southerners alone had developed nearly 1,400 unique apple varieties."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A variety is one kind of something, especially plants and animals."
      ],
      "id": "simple-variety-en-noun-61FS78VN",
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "və-rīʹĭ-tē"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vəˈraɪ.ɪ.ti/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-variety.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "variety"
}
{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "variety",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "varieties",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "2": "varieties"
      },
      "expansion": "[POS TABLE]",
      "name": "noun"
    }
  ],
  "hyphenation": "va‧ri‧e‧ty",
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Americans can buy a wide variety of cheap products at local supermarkets."
        },
        {
          "text": "This study was conducted over a relatively long period of time and in a variety of settings."
        },
        {
          "text": "The films cover a wide variety of topics from wars to fantasy."
        },
        {
          "text": "The teachers use a variety of techniques to help the students understand the material."
        },
        {
          "text": "We get the information from newspapers and a variety of other sources."
        },
        {
          "text": "They felt it was important for a variety of reasons."
        },
        {
          "text": "The shirts are available in a variety of fun colors."
        },
        {
          "text": "Middle school students participated in a wide variety of activities."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A variety of things is a group of things that are not all the same."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Uncountable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "Fruit can add variety to your salads."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Variety is the quality of not being the same."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "uncountable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "Countable nouns"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "text": "The shop has 25 tomato varieties."
        },
        {
          "text": "By 1930, Southerners alone had developed nearly 1,400 unique apple varieties."
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "A variety is one kind of something, especially plants and animals."
      ],
      "raw_tags": [
        "countable"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "sounds": [
    {
      "enpr": "və-rīʹĭ-tē"
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/vəˈraɪ.ɪ.ti/"
    },
    {
      "audio": "en-us-variety.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "US"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "variety"
}

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