variation
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(noun) an activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported" |
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Synonyms: variance |
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Related Words: activity |
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(noun) something that deviates from a norm or standard |
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Related Words: thing |
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(noun) a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished |
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Related Words: idea, melodic theme, musical theme, theme |
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(noun) an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change |
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Synonyms: fluctuation |
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Related Words: allomerism, alteration, business cycle, change, daily variation, departure, deviation, difference, diurnal variation, divergence, modification, permutation, replacement, substitution, switch, tide, trade cycle, transposition, vicissitude |
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(noun) something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone" |
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Synonyms: variant, version |
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Related Words: type |
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