Order and Variation

Order

Order noun - The way objects in space or events in time are arranged or follow one another.

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

Nearby Words: ordered, orderly, ordering, orderliness

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

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

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

old	old order	old variation
good	good order	good variation
special	special order	special variation
particular	particular order	particular variation
Other adjectives: similar, specific, simple, small, real, less, different.

Life-or-Limb Decision: A variation, since Jinjo was unconscious and could not make the choice himself: Frim decided to amputate Jinjo's crushed right arm in order to save his life.

Source: Webcomic / Within A Mile Of Home
In historical times, there was a great deal of variation as to the order of the various names too, with only the personal name and the patronymics being in a set order.

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Drakengard deconstructs a variation of Level Grinding showing us just what kind of person would slaughter armies of enemies in order to strengthen his weapons.

Source: Deconstruction Game

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