[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

variegation \va`riega"tion\, n.
   the act of variegating or diversifying, or the state of being
   diversified, by different colors; diversity of colors.
   1913 webster

[2] : WordNet (r) 2.0

variegation
     n 1: variability in coloration
     2: the act of introducing variety especially in investments or
        in the variety of goods and services offered; "my broker
        recommended a greater diversification of my investments";
        "he limited his losses by diversification of his product
        line" syn: diversification
see also:
diversification 

[3] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

118 moby thesaurus words for "variegation":
   dalmatian, proteus, allotropism, allotropy, antigorite, butterfly,
   candy cane, capriciousness, chameleon, changeability,
   changeableness, cheetah, choppiness, chrysotile, confetti,
   contrariety, contrast, crazy quilt, dappleness, departure,
   deviation, difference, differentiation, disaccord, disaccordance,
   disagreement, disconformity, discongruity, discordance,
   discrepancy, discreteness, disorder, disparity, dissent,
   dissimilarity, dissonance, distinction, distinctness, divarication,
   divergence, divergency, diversification, diversity, far cry,
   firedog, harlequin, her infinite variety, heterogeneity,
   heteromorphism, inaccordance, incompatibility, incongruity,
   inconsistency, inconsonance, inconstancy, inequality,
   inharmoniousness, inharmony, instability, iris, irreconcilability,
   irregularity, jaguar, jerkiness, leopard, mackerel, mackerel sky,
   manifoldness, marble, marbled paper, mercuriality, mixture, moire,
   mother-of-pearl, motleyness, multifariousness, multiplicity,
   mutability, nacre, nonconformism, nonconformity,
   nonstandardization, nonuniformity, ocelot, odds, omnifariousness,
   omniformity, opal, ophite, opposition, otherness, patchwork quilt,
   peacock, pluralism, polymorphism, raggedness, rainbow,
   separateness, serpentine, serpentine marble, shapeshifter,
   shot silk, spectrum, tortoise shell, unconformism, unconformity,
   unevenness, unlikeness, unorthodoxy, unsteadiness, variability,
   variance, variation, variety, variousness, versatility, wavering,
   zebra

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