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var·i·e·gat·ed  audio  (vār--gtd, vār-g-, vr-) KEY  

ADJECTIVE:
  1. Having streaks, marks, or patches of a different color or colors; varicolored: "If they recall the Colosseum . . . it is only as a showcase for cats more variegated than any fevered artist's mind could imagine" (Michael Mewshaw).
  2. Distinguished or characterized by variety; diversified.



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