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vary

/ˈveɹi/VEH-ree
/ˈvɛɹi/VEH-ree

Meaningto diversify, vary

Common meaning: to change

Journey through time

  1. Latinvariare‘to diversify, vary’source
  2. Frenchvariersource
  3. Middle Englishvariensource
  4. Englishvary‘to change’ · today

Sources & notes

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Built on Latin variare ‘to diversify, vary’.

Roots

  • variare Latin “to diversify, vary”

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