Various Definition
vârē-əs, văr-
adjective
Of diverse kinds.
Unable to go for various reasons.
American Heritage
Differing one from another; of several kinds.
Webster's New World
Unlike; different.
Flowers as various as the rose, the daisy, and the iris.
American Heritage
Several or many.
Found in various sections of the country.
Webster's New World
Individual; distinct.
Bequests to the various heirs.
Webster's New World
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pronoun
Several different people or things.
American Heritage
determiner
More than one indeterminate thing.
Various books have been taken.
There are various ways to fix the problem.
You have broken various of the rules.
Wiktionary
Origin of Various
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From Middle French varieux, from Latin varius (“manifold, diverse, various, party-colored, variegated, also changing, changeable, fickle, etc.")
From Wiktionary
From Latin varius
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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