[ˈvɛːrɪəns], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the fact or quality of being different, divergent, or inconsistent
(e.g: her light tone was at variance with her sudden trembling)

- an official dispensation from a rule or regulation, typically a building regulation


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Origin:
Middle English: via Old French from Latin variantia ‘difference’, from the verb variare (see vary)