| Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922. |
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| Class I. Words Expressing Abstract Relations | | Section II. Relation | | 3. Partial Relation |
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| 20a. Variation. |
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| NOUN: | VARIATION; alteration (change) [See Change].
MODIFICATION, moods and tenses; discrepance, discrepancy.
DIVERGENCY [See Divergence]; deviation [See Deviation]; aberration; innovation.
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| VERB: | VARY (change) [See Change]; deviate [See Deviation]; diverge [See Divergence]; alternate, swerve.
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| ADJECTIVE: | VARIED &c. v.; modified; diversified [See Nonuniformity]; dissimilar [See Dissimilarity].
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| QUOTATIONS: | - Variety is the very spice of life.—Cowper
- Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety.—Antony and Cleopatra
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