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Search phrase: variation

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Henry IV Part 11H4 I.i.64Stained with the variation of each soilStrain'd with the variation of each soyle,
Henry VH5 III.vi.34variation; and her foot, look you, is fixed upon avariation: and her foot, looke you, is fixed vpon a
Henry VH5 IV.vii.18variations.variations.

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SonnetsSonn.76.2 So far from variation or quick change? So far from variation or quicke change?

Glossary

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changevariation, modulation
descantmelodious accompaniment, tuneful variation
difference[heraldry] variation, distinguishing mark [on a coat-of-arms]
differencechange, variation, shifting
division[music] variation, modulation
varyvariation, vacillation, shifting

Thesaurus

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tuneful variationdescant
variationchange
variationdifference
variationvary
variation [in heraldry]difference
variation [in music]division
variation, tunefuldescant

Themes and Topics

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Past tenses...inue to do illustrated by modern usage variation between sweat and sweated) and in shak...
Scottish...tiveness is almost entirely conveyed by variation in vowel quality as suggested by the s...
Welsh... i i 171 it is unusual to show a variation in vowel quality welsh pronu...

Words Families

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Word FamilyWord Family GroupWords
VARIETYBASICvariation n

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