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1. (adj.) variant
tending to change; exhibiting variety.
2. variant
differing, esp. from something of the same general kind.
3. variant
not definitive; alternative:
a variant reading.
4. variant
not universally accepted.
5. (n.) variant
a person or thing that varies.
6. variant
a different spelling, pronunciation, or form of the same word: Vehemency is a variant of vehemence.
Etymology: (1810–20; < L)
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| Definition of 'Variant' |
Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) discrepancy, variance, variant
an event that departs from expectations
2. (noun) form, variant, strain, var.
(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups
"a new strain of microorganisms"
3. (noun) random variable, variate, variant, stochastic variable, chance variable
a variable quantity that is random
4. (adj) version, variant, variation, edition
something a little different from others of the same type
"an experimental version of the night fighter"; "a variant of the same word"; "an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone"; "the boy is a younger edition of his father"
5. (adj) variant
differing from a norm or standard
"a variant spelling"
6. (adj) variant
exhibiting variation and change
"letters variant in size"
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1. (adj) Variant
varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse
2. (adj) Variant
changeable; changing; fickle
3. (noun) Variant
something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word
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