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noun variability in coloration
noun the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
originEtymology tree Late Latin variegōbor. English variegate Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *-Hō Proto-Indo-European *-tiHō Proto-Italic *-tiō Latin -tiō Latin -ātiōlbor. Old French -ationbor. Middle English -acioun English -ation English -ion English variegation From variegate + -ion.
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