VARIEGATION

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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

Example:

he limited his losses by diversification of his product line

Synonyms:

diversification; variegation

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

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

change (the action of changing something)

Derivation:

variegate (make something more diverse and varied)

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)