variation
noun (DIFFERENCE) /ˌveə.riˈeɪ.ʃən/
/ˌver.i-/ Definition
C2 [C] something that is slightly different from the usual form or arrangement: There are wide variations in the way pensioners have benefited from the system. The films she makes are all variations on the same theme.Different and difference › [C] specialized one of several short tunes that are based on the same simple tune, but are different from it and from the others: symphonic variationsMusical pieces
(Definition of variation noun (DIFFERENCE) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- a whole new ballgame idiom
- a world of difference idiom
- alternative adjective
- alternative noun
- asymmetric adjective
- chasm noun
- distinction noun (DIFFERENCE)
- distinctive adjective
- distorted adjective
- divergence noun
- divers adjective
- otherwise adjective
- otherwise adverb (DIFFERENTLY)
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- step noun (FOOT MOVEMENT)
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