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English Dictionary: variant	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
variant adj differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling" exhibiting variation and change; "letters variant in size" n an event that departs from expectations [syn: discrepancy, variance, variant] (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" Synonym(s): form, variant, strain, var. a variable quantity that is random Synonym(s): random variable, variate, variant, stochastic variable, chance variable 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" Synonym(s): version, variant, variation, edition
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Variant \Va"ri*ant\, a. [L. varians, p. pr. of variare to change: cf. F. variant. See {Vary}.] 1. Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse. 2. Changeable; changing; fickle. [Obs.] He is variant, he abit [abides] nowhere. --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Variant \Va"riant\, n. [Cf. F. variante.] 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.