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1 a distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play) the movie begins with a somewhat irreverent variation on the Nativity story Synonyms interpretation, take, riffRelated Words version; adaptation, translation
2 the act, process, or result of making different the latest in a long line of variations in her hair color Synonyms alteration, difference, modification, redoing, refashioning, remaking, remodeling, revamping, review, revise, revision, reworking, changeRelated Words amendment, correction, rectification, reform; conversion, deformation, distortion, metamorphosis, mutation, transfiguration, transformation; fluctuation, oscillation, shift; displacement, replacement, substitution; adjustment, modulation, regulation, tweak; redesign, redoAntonyms fixation, stabilization
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