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Definition of variegated adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

variegated

adjective
 
/ˈveəriəɡeɪtɪd/,
 
/ˈveərɪɡeɪtɪd/
 
/ˈverɪɡeɪtɪd/
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  1. (specialist) having spots or marks of a different colour
    • a plant with variegated leaves
  2. (formal) consisting of many different types of thing or person
  3. Word Originmid 17th cent.: from Latin variegat- ‘made varied’ (from the verb variegare, from varius ‘diverse’) + -ed.
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