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variant
[ vair-ee-uhnt ]
/ ˈvɛər i ənt /
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adjective
tending to change or alter; exhibiting variety or diversity; varying: variant shades of color.
not agreeing or conforming; differing, especially from something of the same general kind.
not definitive, as a version of part of a text; different; alternative: a variant reading.
not universally accepted.
noun
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Origin of variant
OTHER WORDS FROM variant
non·var·i·ant, adjective, nounun·var·i·ant, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH variant
variable, variantWords nearby variant
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British Dictionary definitions for variant
variant
/ (ˈvɛərɪənt) /
adjective
liable to or displaying variation
differing from a standard or typea variant spelling
obsolete not constant; fickle
noun
something that differs from a standard or type
statistics another word for variate (def. 1)
Word Origin for variant
C14: via Old French from Latin variāns, from variāre to diversify, from varius various
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