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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)

variegation
    n 1: variability in coloration
    2: the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or
       in the variety of goods and services offered); "my broker
       recommended a greater diversification of my investments"; "he
       limited his losses by diversification of his product line"
       [syn: diversification, variegation]

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Variegation \Va`ri*e*ga"tion\, n.
   The act of variegating or diversifying, or the state of being
   diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors.
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for variegation:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

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