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    plural -eties
    
    [singular] :a number or collection of different things or people - usually + of
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [noncount] :the quality or state of having or including many different things
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [count] :a particular kind of person or thing
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    
    [noncount] :a type of entertainment that has many short performances (such as dances, skits, and songs) which follow one another and that are not related - usually used before another noun