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"word": "បំរែបំរួល"
},
{
"alt": "變化",
"code": "ko",
"lang": "Korean",
"roman": "byeonhwa",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"word": "변화"
},
{
"code": "la",
"lang": "Latin",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"word": "variatio"
},
{
"code": "ms",
"lang": "Malay",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"word": "kesenjangan"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vyatiyānaṁ",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"word": "വ്യതിയാനം"
},
{
"code": "mi",
"lang": "Maori",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"word": "tāupetanga"
},
{
"code": "nb",
"lang": "Norwegian Bokmål",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "variasjon"
},
{
"code": "nn",
"lang": "Norwegian Nynorsk",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "variasjon"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "zmienność"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variação"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variație"
},
{
"code": "ro",
"lang": "Romanian",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variere"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "izmenénije",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "измене́ние"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "varʹírovanije",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "варьи́рование"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "mùthadh"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "atharrachadh"
},
{
"code": "gd",
"lang": "Scottish Gaelic",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "caochladh"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variación"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "variation"
},
{
"code": "tl",
"lang": "Tagalog",
"sense": "the act or state of varying",
"word": "kaaligan"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "variánt",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вариа́нт"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "raznovídnost",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "разнови́дност"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "variant"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "variation"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "variant"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "variant"
},
{
"code": "eo",
"lang": "Esperanto",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"word": "variaĵo"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"word": "muunnos"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variante"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "varianṭi",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"word": "ვარიანტი"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "variacia",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"word": "ვარიაცია"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saxesxvaoba",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"word": "სახესხვაობა"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variante"
},
{
"code": "km",
"lang": "Khmer",
"roman": "bɑmrɛɛbɑmruəl",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"word": "បំរែបំរួល"
},
{
"code": "ml",
"lang": "Malayalam",
"roman": "vyatiyānaṁ",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"word": "വ്യതിയാനം"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variação"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variante"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "raznovídnostʹ",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "разнови́дность"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "variánt",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"masculine"
],
"word": "вариа́нт"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "variácija",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "вариа́ция"
},
{
"code": "es",
"lang": "Spanish",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variación"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "variation"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "related but distinct thing",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "variant"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "otklonenie",
"sense": "difference between true and magnetic (compass) north",
"tags": [
"neuter"
],
"word": "отклонение"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "difference between true and magnetic (compass) north",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "afvigelse"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "difference between true and magnetic (compass) north",
"word": "eranto"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "difference between true and magnetic (compass) north",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "déclinaison"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "difference between true and magnetic (compass) north",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "avvikelse"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"sense": "(board games) a line of play that differs from the original",
"tags": [
"variant"
],
"word": "вариант"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "(board games) a line of play that differs from the original",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "variant"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "(board games) a line of play that differs from the original",
"tags": [
"feminine",
"masculine"
],
"word": "variant"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "(board games) a line of play that differs from the original",
"word": "muunnos"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "(board games) a line of play that differs from the original",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variante"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "(board games) a line of play that differs from the original",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Variante"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "(board games) a line of play that differs from the original",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "variant"
},
{
"code": "bg",
"lang": "Bulgarian",
"roman": "variácija",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "вариа́ция"
},
{
"code": "ca",
"lang": "Catalan",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variació"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"word": "變奏曲"
},
{
"code": "cmn",
"lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
"roman": "biànzòuqǔ",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"word": "变奏曲"
},
{
"code": "da",
"lang": "Danish",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "variation"
},
{
"code": "nl",
"lang": "Dutch",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variatie"
},
{
"code": "fi",
"lang": "Finnish",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"word": "muuntelu"
},
{
"code": "fr",
"lang": "French",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variation"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "variacia",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"word": "ვარიაცია"
},
{
"code": "ka",
"lang": "Georgian",
"roman": "saxesxvaoba",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"word": "სახესხვაობა"
},
{
"code": "de",
"lang": "German",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "Variation"
},
{
"code": "el",
"lang": "Greek",
"roman": "parallagí",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "παραλλαγή"
},
{
"code": "it",
"lang": "Italian",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variazione"
},
{
"alt": "へんそうきょく",
"code": "ja",
"lang": "Japanese",
"roman": "hensōkyoku",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"word": "変奏曲"
},
{
"code": "pl",
"lang": "Polish",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "wariacja"
},
{
"code": "pt",
"lang": "Portuguese",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "variação"
},
{
"code": "ru",
"lang": "Russian",
"roman": "variácija",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"tags": [
"feminine"
],
"word": "вариа́ция"
},
{
"code": "sv",
"lang": "Swedish",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"tags": [
"common-gender"
],
"word": "variation"
},
{
"code": "tr",
"lang": "Turkish",
"sense": "a musical technique based on an altered repetition of a theme",
"word": "çeşitleme"
}
],
"wikipedia": [
"variation"
],
"word": "variation"
}
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