VARIEGATION

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does variegation mean? 

• VARIEGATION (noun)
  The noun VARIEGATION has 2 senses:

1. variability in coloration

2. the act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)

  Familiarity information: VARIEGATION used as a noun is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VARIEGATION (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Variability in coloration

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("variegation" is a kind of...):

variability; variableness; variance (the quality of being subject to variation)

Derivation:

variegate (change the appearance of, especially by marking with different colors)

Sense 2

Meaning:

The act of introducing variety (especially in investments or in the variety of goods and services offered)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

diversification; variegation

Context example:

he limited his losses by diversification of his product line

Hypernyms ("variegation" is a kind of...):

change (the action of changing something)

Derivation:

variegate (make something more diverse and varied)