variation

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃn̩/
• (US) IPA ^(key): /ˌvɛəriˈeɪʃn̩/ or /ˌværiˈeɪʃn̩/ or /ˌvɛriˈeɪʃn̩/

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• Hyphenation: va‧ri‧a‧tion

Noun

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.

Related words

• vary
• various