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variationa change or difference in condition, amount, or level

Part of speech: NOUN

Definition: a change or difference in condition, amount, or level

Pronunciation (IPA): /ˌveriˈeɪʃən/

Korean meaning: 변화, 변이, 차이

Korean pronunciation: 베어-리-에이-션 (강세: 에이)

Example Sentences

  • My mom's cooking shows endless variation - yesterday kimchi pizza, today bulgogi burger!
  • There's a significant variation in coffee prices between Gangnam and other districts.
  • Climate variation affects crop production worldwide.

variation

NOUN

//ˌveriˈeɪʃən//

a change or difference in condition, amount, or level

variation concept
💡 Concept

Same melody, different volumes and intensities

variation rhyme
🎵 Rhyme

One nation, endless variation in every creation!

🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/ˌveriˈeɪʃən/
🇬🇧 UK/ˌveəriˈeɪʃən/

🌳Etymology

Rootvari-
Suffix--ation

Origin

From Latin 'variatio' meaning 'difference' or 'diversity', derived from 'variare' meaning 'to change' or 'to differ'. The word entered English through Old French and became established in Middle English.

🎵Rhyme

nationstationcreationrelation
nation
station
creation
relation

🔗Collocations

temperature variation
price variation
seasonal variation
genetic variation
slight variation
wide variation

📝Examples

😄 Fun example

My mom's cooking shows endless variation - yesterday kimchi pizza, today bulgogi burger!

There's a significant variation in coffee prices between Gangnam and other districts.

Climate variation affects crop production worldwide.

😄 Fun example

His excuse for being late shows remarkable variation - from alien abduction to time travel.

📚Related Words

Synonyms

changedifferencemodificationalterationdeviation

Antonyms

consistencyuniformitystability

Related

varyvariablevariousvarietyvariant

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