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variation

var·i·a·tion
V v

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [vair-ee-ey-shuh n]
    • /ˌvɛər iˈeɪ ʃən/
    • /ˌveəriˈeɪʃn/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [vair-ee-ey-shuh n]
    • /ˌvɛər iˈeɪ ʃən/

Definitions of variation word

  • noun variation the act, process, or accident of varying in condition, character, or degree: Prices are subject to variation. 1
  • noun variation an instance of this: There is a variation in the quality of fabrics in this shipment. 1
  • noun variation amount, rate, extent, or degree of change: a temperature variation of 40° in a particular climate. 1
  • noun variation a different form of something; variant. 1
  • noun variation Music. the transformation of a melody or theme with changes or elaborations in harmony, rhythm, and melody. a varied form of a melody or theme, especially one of a series of such forms developing the capacities of the subject. 1
  • noun variation Ballet. a solo dance, especially one forming a section of a pas de deux. 1
See all 41 definitions of variation

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Origin of variation

First appearance:

before 1350
One of the 20% oldest English words
1350-1400; < Latin variātiōn- (stem of variātiō), equivalent to variāt(us) (see variate) + -iōn- -ion; replacing Middle English variacioun < Anglo-French < Latin, as above

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Parts of speech for Variation

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Full grammatical hierarchy of Variation

variation popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

variation usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for variation

noun variation

  • adaptation — An adaptation of a book or play is a film or a television programme that is based on it.
  • alteration — An alteration is a change in or to something.
  • alternation — successive change from one condition or action to another and back again repeatedly
  • apostrophe — An apostrophe is the mark ' when it is written to indicate that one or more letters have been left out of a word, as in 'isn't' and 'we'll'. It is also added to nouns to form possessives, as in 'Mike's car'.
  • calibration — to determine, check, or rectify the graduation of (any instrument giving quantitative measurements).
All 67 Synonyms of variation

Antonyms for variation

noun variation

  • apposition — If two noun groups referring to the same person or thing are in apposition, one is placed immediately after the other, with no conjunction joining them, as in 'Her father, Nigel, left home three months ago.'
  • consistency — Consistency is the quality or condition of being consistent.
  • invariability — not variable; not changing or capable of being changed; static or constant.
  • limberness — characterized by ease in bending the body; supple; lithe.
  • moldability — a hollow form or matrix for giving a particular shape to something in a molten or plastic state.
All 13 Antonyms of variation

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Related words

  • continuous variation

    variation in phenotypic traits such as body weight or height in which a series of types are distributed on a continuum rather than grouped into discrete categories. Compare discontinuous variation.

  • discontinuous variation

    variation in phenotypic traits in which types are grouped into discrete categories with few or no intermediate phenotypes. Compare continuous variation.

  • bounded

    (of a set) having a bound, esp where a measure is defined in terms of which all the elements of the set, or the differences between all pairs of members, are less than some value, or else all its members lie within some other well-defined set

  • difference

    the state or relation of being different; dissimilarity: There is a great difference between the two.

  • free variation

    a relation between the members of a pair of phones, phonemes, morphs, or other linguistic entities such that either of the two may occur in the same position with no change in the meaning of the utterance: in the first syllable of “economics,” “e” and “ē” are in free variation.

  • magnetic variation

    variation (def 8).
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