"variation" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃn̩/ [UK], /ˌvɛəriˈeɪʃn̩/ [US] Audio: en-us-variation.ogg [US] Forms: variation [singular], variations [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A variation of something is the same thing, but changed a little bit.
    Sense id: simple-variation-en-noun-jS4tx1by
  2. Variation is the difference in amount, colour, size, etc. among many things.
    Sense id: simple-variation-en-noun-eDs4cKC1
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  "hyphenation": "va‧ri‧a‧tion",
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        {
          "text": "The music is a variation of a Japanese song from the 1950s."
        }
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        {
          "text": "There was a lot of variation in price among the stores."
        }
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      "ipa": "/ˌvɛərɪˈeɪʃn̩/",
      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˌvɛəriˈeɪʃn̩/",
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    },
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        }
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      "tags": [
        "UK"
      ]
    },
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      "ipa": "/ˌvɛəriˈeɪʃn̩/",
      "tags": [
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      ]
    },
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