English Dictionary

free variation

名詞

不可算名詞

(linguistics) The situation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect.

日本語の意味

意味に違いをもたらさず、同一の環境で複数の形態が交替して現れる現象 / 同じ語彙環境内で、どちらの形態も正しいとみなされ、意味が変わらない複数の表現形態

In many dialects, free variation can lead to different pronunciations of the same word without any change in meaning.

多くの方言では、自由変異により同じ語が意味を変えずに異なる発音になることがある。

意味（1）

(linguistics) The situation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect.