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variant definition

vari·ant (-ənt)

adjective

  1. varying; different; esp., different in some way from others of the same kind or class, or from some standard or type
  2. Archaic variable; changeable

Etymology: OFr < L varians: see variance

noun

anything that is variant, as a different spelling of the same word, a different version of a tale, myth, or literary passage, etc.

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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