{
    "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’."
}