Stroke and Variation

Stroke

Stroke noun - A hard strike with a part of the body or an instrument.

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

Nearby Words: stroked, stroking

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

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

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

rare	rare stroke	rare variation
mild	mild stroke	mild variation
real	real stroke	real variation
great	great stroke	great variation
Other adjectives: little, slight, cruel, dramatic, possible, minor.

Ancient Japan actually had warriors (and weapons) who trained to do this in a single sword stroke, the diagonal variation that is.

Source: Half the Man He Used to Be
A variation appears in the "Auspicious Beginnings" module for the wuxia RPG Weapons of the Gods: The beautiful courtesan Red Lotus challenges one player to write the character for "beauty" on a 10-foot scroll in one stroke.

Source: Freudian Slip

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