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variegation

[vair-ee-i-gay-shuhn, vair-i-gay-] / ˌvɛər i ɪˈgeɪ ʃən, ˌvɛər ɪˈgeɪ- /
NOUN
iridescence
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The results are Romantic landscapes in miniature, with the variegation of the stone transforming into fields, skies and mountains whose beauty is further enhanced by the delicate metalwork in which they’re mounted.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

Maybe it’s a new-to-you species or an old species reimagined in an unusual color, with splashy variegation or striking features.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 9, 2021

But these shifts feel deliberate, like the clicking of a slide projector rather than the smooth variegation of a kaleidoscope, and the landscape always clears atop that steady pulse.

From New York Times ● Nov. 2, 2016

The Rockies may offer wilder wildernesses, but you don’t experience the pleasure of sharp cultural variegation as you move from place to place.

From The New Yorker ● Apr. 11, 2016

One-sided variegation on leaves or twigs with the opposite side wholly green are by no means rare.

From Species and Varieties, Their Origin by Mutation by Hugo de Vries


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