variation

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Pronunciation[change]

  • (UK) IPA (key): /ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃn̩/
  • (US) IPA (key): /ˌvɛəriˈeɪʃn̩/ or /ˌværiˈeɪʃn̩/ or /ˌvɛriˈeɪʃn̩/
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  • Hyphenation: va‧ri‧a‧tion

Noun[change]

Singular
variation

Plural
variations

  1. (countable) A variation of something is the same thing, but changed a little bit.
    The music is a variation of a Japanese song from the 1950s.
  2. (uncountable) Variation is the difference in amount, colour, size, etc. among many things.
    There was a lot of variation in price among the stores.

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