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VARIEGATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)
Example:
he limited his losses by diversification of his product line
Synonyms:
diversification; variegation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("variegation" is a kind of...):
change (the action of changing something)
Derivation:
variegate (make something more diverse and varied)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Variability in coloration
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("variegation" is a kind of...):
variability; variableness; variance (the quality of being subject to variation)
Derivation:
variegate (change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors)
