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How to pronounce variation in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms variance
Type of activity
Derivation vary


any variation in his routine was immediately reported.
Type Words
Synonyms magnetic declination, magnetic variation
Type of angle
Derivation vary
Type Words
Synonyms pas seul
Type of dancing, terpsichore, dance, saltation
Type Words
Synonyms mutant, mutation, sport
Type of organism, being
Has types freak, lusus naturae, monster, monstrosity
Derivation vary
Type Words
Synonyms edition, variant, version
Type of type
Derivation vary


an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone.
Type Words
Synonyms fluctuation
Type of change, alteration, modification
Has types vicissitude, allomerism, business cycle, daily variation, departure, deviation, difference, diurnal variation, divergence, permutation, replacement, substitution, switch, tide, trade cycle, transposition
Derivation vary
Type Words
Type of thing
Has types mongrel, bastard


he patented a variation on the sandal.
Type Words
Type of theme, musical theme, idea, melodic theme
Has types inversion, partita
Type Words
Type of perturbation
Has types libration
Derivation vary
Type Words
Type of change
Derivation vary


who is responsible for these variations in taxation?.
Type Words
Type of process, physical process
Has types covariation

Examples of variation

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Kinney's Southern-born mother used to make syllabub, a variation that uses wine.
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Each variation is a character portrait of one of Elgar's friends in 1899 London.
From the latimes.com
As you might guess, with a process so simple, there is ample room for variation.
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As a variation, scramble the eggs with piquillo peppers and top with an anchovy.
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Okay, that was an outside variation and you prepare it at your own risk, people.
From the washingtonpost.com
This seemingly small structural variation makes a big difference at mating time.
From the sciencedaily.com
That could explain about a third of the variation in a population's IQ, he says.
From the newscientist.com
Bana was perfect as a variation of the woodcutter father from Hansel and Gretel.
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The Bloomberg poll showed little variation in investor sentiment toward Ireland.
From the bloomberg.com
More examples
  • An instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
  • An activity that varies from a norm or standard; "any variation in his routine was immediately reported"
  • A repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
  • Version: something a little different from others of the same type; "an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
  • Magnetic declination: the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north
  • The process of varying or being varied
  • "Variation" is a generic word in astronomy as in other fields: many observable astronomical quantities can show variations of some kind. But the term variation also has a specific meaning in astronomy, referring to the variation of the Moon. ...
  • Variation or Classical Variation (sometimes referred to as a Pas seul, meaning to Dance Alone) in ballet is a solo dance. As with an Aria in opera, which allows the singer to demonstrate his or her interpretive skills, the variation in ballet has the same function. ...
  • A Variation can refer to a specific sequence of successive moves in a turn-based game, often used to specify a hypothetical future state of a game that is being played. Although the term is most commonly used in the context of Chess analysis, it has been applied to other games. ...