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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
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2
the act, process, or result of making different
- the latest in a long line of variations in her hair color
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“Variation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/variation. Accessed 27 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of variation was in the 14th century
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