Note and Variation

Note

Note noun - A usually brief written reminder.

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

Nearby Words: noted, notation, noting, Noteholder

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

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

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

good	good note	good variation
special	special note	special variation
particular	particular note	particular variation
similar	similar note	similar variation
Other adjectives: specific, disturbing, simple, small, real, serious, blue, little, dark, tragic, amusing, humorous, interesting, dramatic, minor, funny, different, literal, lighter.

Cali, the villanous lizardman in Cirque du Soleil's Amaluna; note that the character is also the analogue to Caliban in The Tempest, which the show is a variation on.

Source: Names To Run Away From / Religious Names
A variation of this trope in The Royal Tenenbaums; after Richie attempts suicide via wristcutting, he tells his family he left them a suicide note.

Source: Goodbye, Cruel World! aka: Suicide Note
Also note that just because a character didn't mention any variation of "dead", "die" or "death", that doesn't automatically make it an example of this trope.

Source: Never Say "Die"

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