Form and Variation

Form

Form noun - The outward appearance of something as distinguished from its substance.

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

Nearby Words: formal, formation, formed, formality, formless

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

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Form and variation are semantically related in variant topic. Sometimes you can use "Form" instead a noun "Variation".

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

human	human form	human variation
old	old form	old variation
good	good form	good variation
female	female form	female variation
Other adjectives: rare, special, particular, similar, common, specific, standard, mild, popular, real, male, extreme, new, unique, limited, strange, different, modern.

The ITV Live Action children's series Woof had a variation where walking past a pole hid the main character long enough to allow him to transform into his dog form.

Source: Behind a Stick
Further variation of each Pokémon comes in the form of differing movesets, form variations, abilities, and held items.

Source: Mirror Match
A particularly nasty variation happens in Harry Potter, in the Boggart that takes the form of whatever you happen to fear most.

Source: You Cannot Grasp the True Form

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