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var.

var.

See also: var, Var, VAR, VaR, vár, Vár, văr, and Appendix:Variations of "var"

English

Adjective

var.

  1. Abbreviation of variable.
  2. Abbreviation of various.

Noun

var.

  1. Abbreviation of variant.
  2. Abbreviation of variation.
  3. (botany, taxonomy) Abbreviation of variety.
    • 1991, Herbert W. Ockerman, Food Science Sourcebook: Terms and Descriptions (2nd ed.; Van Nostrand Reinhold; ISBN 0442007760, 9780442007768), page 291
      Florence fennel [fenocchio (F. vulgare var. dulce)] — the bulbous leaf base, separates into licorice-flavored stalks.
  4. Abbreviation of variometer.

References

  • The New Penguin Dictionary of Abbreviations: from A to zz, Rosalind Fergusson. (Penguin Books, 2000), page 391