Variant Definition

vârē-ənt, văr-

variants

adjective

Varying; different; esp., different in some way from others of the same kind or class, or from some standard or type.

Webster's New World

Having or exhibiting variation; varying.

A procedure producing variant results.

American Heritage

Variable; changeable.

Webster's New World

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noun

variants

Anything that is variant, as a different spelling of the same word, a different version of a literary passage, etc.

Webster's New World

Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.

All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris".

"The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene".

Wiktionary

(computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.

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Other Word Forms of Variant

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variant

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variants

Middle English from Old French from Latin variāns variant- present participle of variāre to vary vary

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Recorded since c.1380, from Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to change").

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