varia
- noun
- /ˈvɛəriə/
- Formal
- Aelian, Varia historia 6.11. # 174.
Examples
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This story is reprinted from Varia Invencion, a collection of short pieces published in 1949.
Fiction book (1992) -
Just look to Samus' armor, the Varia Suit.
Blog text (18) -
Photonias and grapta, sedums, Sedums, Atcha, varias, boy, all kinds of things.
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A similar story is related by Aelian (late second to third century CE) in his Varia historia, but he gives it an interesting twist: an actual statue of Gelon unarmed in the Temple of Hera.
Academic text (2014) -
The magazine's latest issue includes a section titled varia, which features several unrelated articles and essays.
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In the anthology, the editor added a varia section at the end to showcase diverse voices and styles.
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The library archives hold a collection of varia that presents snippets from different authors spanning various genres.
Synonyms
A place where you keep different small items together
A group of different small things like papers or photos
A collection of different pieces of writing or small items
Compounds
- Specialized
A European flowering plant with pink and white flower clusters that grows year after year, also called crown vetch
- Specialized
A large owl from eastern North America with brown streaks on its breast and belly, called the barred owl
How Varied
- Literature
- Formal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Varia comes from the Latin root var- meaning 'different' or 'change', the same root you see in various and variety. So a varia is a mixed collection or the part of a magazine or journal that has many different short pieces.