Meanings
nounfree variation (uncountable)
- uncountablehuman sciencesThe situation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect.
Translations
French variante libre
- variante libresituation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect
Italian variante
- variantesituation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect
Polish wariancja swobodna
- wariancja swobodnasituation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect
Russian свобо́дное варьи́рование
- свобо́дное варьи́рование (svobódnoje varʹírovanije)situation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect
Spanish variación libre
- variación libresituation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect
Swedish fri variation
- fri variationsituation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect
Vietnamese biến thể tự do
- biến thể tự dosituation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect
Cite this entry
APA
free variation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20variation
MLA
“free variation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20variation. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “free variation,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/free%20variation.
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