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variegated.

Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.

10 characters3 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/ˈvɛəɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈvɛəɹɪˌɡeɪtɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈvɛ(ə)ɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/General-American/ˈvæɹ-/General-American

  1. Streaked, spotted, or otherwise marked with a variety of color.

  2. Very colorful.

    broadly

  3. Varied, heterogeneous, motley

    broadly
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁wh₂-s-? Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós ▲ Proto-Italic *-jōsinflu. Proto-Italic *-jos Proto-Italic *wasios? Latin varius Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Late Latin variegōbor. English variegate English -ed English variegated From variegate + -ed.

verb/ˈvɛəɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈvɛəɹɪˌɡeɪtɪd/Received-Pronunciation/ˈvɛ(ə)ɹi.əˌɡeɪtɪd/General-American/ˈvæɹ-/General-American

  1. simple past and past participle of variegate

    form-of · participle · past
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₁weh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *h₁wh₂-s-? Proto-Indo-European *-yos Proto-Indo-European *-yós ▲ Proto-Italic *-jōsinflu. Proto-Italic *-jos Proto-Italic *wasios? Latin varius Proto-Indo-European *h₂eǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-eti Proto-Indo-European *h₂éǵeti Proto-Italic *agō Latin agō Late Latin variegōbor. English variegate English -ed English variegated From variegate + -ed.

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