Oddity and Variation

Oddity

Oddity noun - Something that is different from what is ordinary or expected.

Usage example: she is an oddity in the mostly male world of high-level corporate executives

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

Nearby Words: odd, oddly

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

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

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

notable	notable oddity	notable variation
particular	particular oddity	particular variation
real	real oddity	real variation
serious	serious oddity	serious variation
Other adjectives: little, main, interesting, peculiar, occasional, magical.

Variation: David Bowie notes in the retrospective book Moonage Daydream that after The Rise and Fall of Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars hit big, his older albums Space Oddity and The Man Who Sold the World were rereleased with photos of him as Ziggy on the covers.

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