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{
"term": "variety",
"partOfSpeech": "noun",
"ox3000": true,
"cefr": "a2",
"definitions": [
{
"senseNumber": 1,
"definition": "several different sorts of the same thing",
"sensetop": "variety (of something)",
"cefr": "a2",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "There is a **wide variety** of patterns to choose from."
},
{
"text": "He resigned **for a variety of reasons**."
},
{
"text": "This tool can be used **in a variety of ways**."
},
{
"text": "The text consists of extracts **from a variety of sources**."
},
{
"text": "articles and essays on a **variety of topics**"
},
{
"text": "I don't eat meat, only fish, but there's a good variety available here."
},
{
"text": "The day-long excursion is one of a variety on offer for tourists."
},
{
"text": "I was impressed by the variety of dishes on offer."
},
{
"text": "Menus offer a good variety of seafood."
},
{
"text": "The market sold a bewildering variety of cheeses."
},
{
"text": "He has written on a great variety of subjects."
},
{
"text": "a series of discussions on a variety of issues"
},
{
"text": "The songs are in a variety of styles."
},
{
"text": "Costs vary widely and depend on a variety of factors."
},
{
"text": "Visitors are able to enjoy a variety of activities."
},
{
"text": "State aid can take a variety of forms."
},
{
"text": "Asbestos was formerly used in a variety of products."
},
{
"text": "a Toronto company that offers a variety of Web-based services"
},
{
"text": "These goals can be met using a variety of techniques."
},
{
"text": "The hotel's 104 rooms come in a variety of sizes."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["amazing", "astonishing", "bewildering"],
"verb + variety": ["add", "give", "offer"],
"preposition": ["of… variety", "variety in", "variety of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 2,
"definition": "the quality of not being the same or not doing the same thing all the time",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "It's the variety that makes my job so enjoyable."
},
{
"text": "We all need variety in our diet."
},
{
"text": "We want more variety in our work."
},
{
"text": "a constant craving for variety and adventure"
},
{
"text": "The festival demonstrates the variety of the UK music scene."
},
{
"text": "There is wide variety in shape and colour."
},
{
"text": "a country of great variety"
},
{
"text": "the rich variety of the local bird life"
}
],
"synonyms": "diversity",
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["amazing", "astonishing", "bewildering"],
"verb + variety": ["add", "give", "offer"],
"preposition": ["of… variety", "variety in", "variety of"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 3,
"definition": "a type of a thing, for example a plant or language, that is different from the others in the same general group",
"sensetop": "variety of something",
"cefr": "b1",
"ox3000": true,
"examples": [
{
"text": "Apples come in a great many varieties."
},
{
"text": "**different varieties** of English",
"contextForm": "variety of something"
},
{
"text": "This is a very rare variety of orchid."
},
{
"text": "A typical estate in the region will grow at least three **grape varieties**."
},
{
"text": "My cooking is of the ‘quick and simple’ variety."
},
{
"text": "The variety of English that they speak is closer to American than British."
},
{
"text": "high-yielding varieties of rice"
},
{
"text": "cultivated varieties such as the damask rose"
},
{
"text": "breeders who develop new varieties"
},
{
"text": "Old varieties of rose can be less resistant to diseases."
},
{
"text": "There are hundreds of different varieties of apple."
}
],
"collocations": {
"adjective": ["distinctive", "common or garden", "garden"],
"verb + variety": ["develop", "grow", "plant"]
}
},
{
"senseNumber": 4,
"definition": "a form of theatre or television entertainment that consists of a series of short performances, such as singing, dancing and funny acts",
"labels": "North American English also",
"cefr": "c2",
"examples": [
{
"text": "a **variety show/theatre**"
}
],
"topics": ["Film and theatre", "TV, radio and news"]
},
{
"senseNumber": null,
"definition": "having a range of different experiences makes life more interesting",
"labels": "(saying)",
"examples": []
}
],
"pronunciations": {
"uk": [
{
"pronunciation": "/vəˈraɪəti/",
"audio": "va/variety/variety__gb_1.mp3"
}
],
"us": [
{
"pronunciation": "/vəˈraɪəti/",
"audio": "va/variety/variety__us_3.mp3"
}
]
},
"wordOrigin": "late 15th cent.: from French variété or Latin varietas, from varius ‘changing, diverse’."
}