Replacement and Variation

Replacement

Replacement noun - An event in which one thing is substituted for another.

Usage example: the replacement of lost blood by a transfusion of donor blood

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

Variation noun - The act, process, or result of making different.

Usage example: the latest in a long line of variations in her hair color

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

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

good	good replacement	good variation
similar	similar replacement	similar variation
common	common replacement	common variation
real	real replacement	real variation
Other adjectives: great, little, new, fantastic, frequent, possible, less, modern, awesome, magical.

Reincarnation Romance: In some of the older Bollywood movies, a variation is "Kaho Naa Pyaar Hai" where the heroine meets a Doppelgänger Replacement Love Interest instead and has her Happy Ending.

Source: Useful Notes / Bollywood
Another popular variation is replacement or pairing with loads and loads of hair decs.

Source: Girlish Pigtails
A variation on the ending, however, implies that the marriage goes forward with Eight acting as a replacement groom.

Source: Runaway Bride

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