"free variation" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} free variation (uncountable)
  1. (linguistics) The situation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect. Tags: uncountable Related terms: allophony, complementary distribution, distinction without a difference, potayto, potahto Translations (situation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect): wariancja swobodna [feminine] (Polish), biến thể tự do (Vietnamese)
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