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varicoloured

(ˈvɛərɪˌkʌləd) or

varicolored

adj
(Colours) having many colours; variegated; motley
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Adj.1.varicoloured - having a variety of colorsvaricoloured - having a variety of colors    
varicolored, variegated
varied - characterized by variety; "immigrants' varied ethnic and religious traditions"; "his work is interesting and varied"
2.varicoloured - having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightlyvaricoloured - having sections or patches colored differently and usually brightly; "a jester dressed in motley"; "the painted desert"; "a particolored dress"; "a piebald horse"; "pied daisies"
multicolor, multi-color, multicolored, multi-colored, multicolour, multi-colour, multicoloured, multi-coloured, particolored, particoloured, piebald, pied, varicolored, calico, motley, painted
coloured, colorful - having color or a certain color; sometimes used in combination; "colored crepe paper"; "the film was in color"; "amber-colored heads of grain"
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varicoloured

varicolored (US) [ˈværɪˈkʌləd] ADJ → abigarrado, multicolor
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varicoloured

, (US) varicolored
adj → mehrfarbig
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