variation vs mongrel

mongrel vs variation

variation and mongrel both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
variation	Yes	No	No	No
mongrel	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, mongrel is a hyponym of variation; that is, mongrel is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than variation:

variation: an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
mongrel: derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin

Other hyponyms of variation include bastard.

variation (noun)	mongrel (noun)
an activity that varies from a norm or standard	an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard	derogatory term for a variation that is not genuine; something irregular or inferior or of dubious origin
(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure
an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
something a little different from others of the same type
a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
the process of varying or being varied
the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

Difference between variation and mongrel

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