Copy and Variation

Copy

Copy noun - Something that is made to look exactly like something else.

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

Nearby Words: copied, copying, copier, copyist

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

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

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

human	human copy	human variation
old	old copy	old variation
good	good copy	good variation
female	female copy	female variation
Other adjectives: particular, simple, real, dark, main, new, literal, magical, genetic.

Oswald, Alicia's father in Rental Magica, is an undead variation of this who could copy the forms of demons he's absorbed.

Source: Blob Monster
Copy Protection: A rather old-school variation, via the included feely with Jet-Black Mage.

Source: Video Game / Ni no Kuni
The children's picture book Stephanie's Ponytail is about the eponymous character wanting to wear her hair in a ponytail but getting increasingly annoyed when her classmates (and eventually even the teachers) copy every variation of the ponytail she tries out.

Source: Stop Copying Me

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