Deviation and Slight

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Deviation noun - A turning away from a course or standard.

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Slight and deviation are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Slight" instead a noun "Deviation".

Nearby Words: deviate, deviant, deviating, deviated, deviance

Slight noun - An act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings.

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Deviation and slight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Deviation" instead a noun "Slight".

small	small deviation	small slight
real	real deviation	real slight
huge	huge deviation	huge slight
tiny	tiny deviation	tiny slight
Other adjectives: possible, minor.

There are some slight rules differences, with deviation being treated more leniently, while repetition of multiple forms of the same word (such as using both the singular and plural of a noun) is not permitted but repetition either side of being challenged and/or losing the subject is allowed.

Source: Radio / Just a Minute
Mochizuki Oboro in the manga Psyren has a slight deviation of the this as his actual power.

Source: Cooldown Hug
A...slight deviation from his more usual, sexuality-free genre.

Source: Ho Yay / Literature

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