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various
 
ADJECTIVE:1. Archaic. Capable of or liable to change: alterable, changeable, fluid, inconstant, mutable, uncertain, unsettled, unstable, unsteady, variable, variant. See CHANGE. 2. Not like another in nature, quality, amount, or form: different, disparate, dissimilar, divergent, diverse, unlike, variant. See SAME. 3. Distinguished from others by nature or qualities: discrete, distinct, separate, several. See SAME. 4. Consisting of a number more than two or three but less than many: divers, several, some, sundry. See BIG. 5. Consisting of a number of different kinds: assorted, divers, diverse, diversified, heterogeneous, miscellaneous, mixed, motley, multifarious, multiform, sundry, varied, variegated. Biology : polymorphic, polymorphous. See SAME. 6. Having many aspects, uses, or abilities: all-around, all-round, many-sided, multifaceted, protean, versatile. See ABILITY, SAME.
 
 
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