Character and Variation

Character

Character noun - A written or printed mark that is meant to convey information to the reader.

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Variation and character are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Variation" instead a noun "Character".

Variation noun - A distinct treatment of something (as a story or a play).

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Character and variation are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Character" instead a noun "Variation".

Nearby Words: variety, variable, varied, variance, variant

human	human character	human variation
old	old character	old variation
good	good character	good variation
female	female character	female variation
Other adjectives: nice, special, particular, similar, specific, popular, real, male, villainous, black, main, interesting, new, heroic, minor, different, older.

A variation occurs in Waylander by David Gemmell, when the title character uses a similar task to determine if another character is good enough to start training.

Source: When You Snatch the Pebble
Doctor Who has a similar semi-aversion as Star Wars above: if a variation of a given character exists in the show, Character Options has made a toy of it.

Source: Environment-Specific Action Figure
When You Snatch the Pebble: A variation occurs in Waylander, where the title character uses a similar task to determine if another character is good enough to start training.

Source: Literature / Drenai

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