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Variante (Fr.) (vah-ree-ongt)

A variant; other reading.

Variations, Variationen (Ger.) (fah-ree-atse-o'-nen), Variazioni (It.) (va-ree-at-zeeo'-nee). Melodic, rhythmic, and harmonic modifications of a simple theme, each one more elaborate than the last.

Varie (Fr.) (vah-ree), Variato (It.) (varya'-to). Varied; with variations. Varsovienne (Fr.) (var-so-vee-en), Varsovianna (It.) (var-so-vee-an'-na). A dance in time resembling the mazurka, invented in France.