how to pronounce variation

/ˌvɛə.ɹiˈɛɪ.ʃən/

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variation is pronounced in four syllables

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An example use of variation in a speech by a native speaker of british english:

“… a bit of variation all over driven birds …”

meaning of variation

Variation means a change in the form, size, or position of something.

variation frequency in english - B2 level of CEFR

the word variation occurs in english on average 27.2 times per one million words; this frequency warrants it to be in the study list for B2 level of language mastery according to CEFR, the Common European Framework of Reference.

topics variation can be related to

it is hard to perfectly classify words into specific topics since each word can have many context of its use, but our machine-learning models believe that variation can be often used in the following areas:

1) communication, information, and media;

2) leisure and entertainment;