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How to sign: a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
"sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?";
Similiar / Same: kind, sort, form
Categories: category
Within this category: antitype, art form, brand, color, description, flavor, genre, genus, ilk, manner, model, species, stripe, style, the like, type
How to sign: noticeable heterogeneity
"a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing";
Similiar / Same: diverseness, diversity, multifariousness
Categories: heterogeneity, heterogeneousness
Within this category: biodiversity
How to sign: a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
"a great assortment of cars was on display"; "he had a variety of disorders"; "a veritable smorgasbord of religions";
Similiar / Same: assortment, mixed bag, miscellany, miscellanea, salmagundi, smorgasbord, potpourri, motley, mixture
Categories: accumulation, aggregation, assemblage, collection
Within this category: alphabet soup, grab bag, odds and ends, range, sampler, selection, witches' brew