Variation Meaning
/ˌvɛəɹɪˈeɪʃn̩/Definition, CEFR level B2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounThe act of varying; a partial change in the form, position, state, or qualities of a thing.
nounA related but distinct thing.
Sentence Examples
The reason for this is that we found no variation of those morphemes.
This is a humorous variation of a proverb.
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CEFR Practice Quiz
There is a lot of ____ in weather patterns from year to year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is a significant ____ in the temperature between the day and the night in the middle of the large desert today.
Word Origin & History
From Middle French variation, from Old French variacion, from Latin variātiō, from vary + -ation.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better."
— 2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
"Selfishness has different variations, but in the end it is all the same."
— 2020 May 10, “Cultivation Experience of a Young Practitioner Born in the 90s”, in Minghui:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
There is a lot of ____ in weather patterns from year to year.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
There is a significant ____ in the temperature between the day and the night in the middle of the large desert today.