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Definition of variable adjective from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

      

    variable

     adjective
    adjective
    NAmE//ˈvɛriəbl//
     
     
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  1. 1often changing; likely to change synonym fluctuate variable temperatures The acting is of variable quality (= some of it is good and some of it is bad). compare invariable
  2. 2able to be changed The drill has variable speed control. variable lighting
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NAmE//ˈvɛriəbli//
 
adverb vary verbvaried adjectivevariable adjectivevariation nounvarious adjectivevariety nounSee variable in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
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