variety

If there is a variety of something, there are many different choices or many different kinds of things.

• There is a variety of students in my classroom.
• There are many different varieties of people in the world.
• How much variety do you have in your diet?
• How many varieties of animals are there in the world?
• We have at our fingertips a variety of electronic devices for getting information.
• My friend, Olson, loves his job because he has a variety of interesting tasks to complete during the day.
• There was an interesting variety of people at the party we attended last night.
• Variety is the spice of life. (This is a common expression in English. It means that having a variety of something makes life more interesting–and that’s a good thing!)

You can find a variety of fruit at this market.

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Date of publication: February 27, 2017