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Entry 3 senses Webster, 1913

Various

/vĕr'-ē-əs/ · Va·ri·ous · IPA /ˈvɛəɹi.əs/
01 a. Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors.
  1. 1.
    Different; diverse; several; manifold; as, men of various names; various occupations; various colors.
    “So many and so various laws are given.” Milton.
    “A wit as various, gay, grave, sage, or wild.” Byron.
  2. 2.
    Changeable; uncertain; inconstant; variable.
    “A man so various, that he seemed to be Not one, but all mankind's epitome.” Dryden.
    “The names of mixed modes . . . are very various.” Locke.
  3. 3.
    Variegated; diversified; not monotonous.
    “A happy rural seat of various view.” Milton.