VARIANT | English Meaning, Definition, and Pronunciation

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Word: Variant

Speech Type: Noun

Etymology:

late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘tending to vary’): from Old French, literally ‘varying’, present participle of varier (see vary). The noun dates from the mid 19th century

Audio Pronunciation:
Phonetic Spelling: ˈvɛːrɪənt
Dialects: British English
Definition:

a form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard

Short Definition:

form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of same thing or from standard

Examples:
  • clinically distinct variants of malaria
  • a variant spelling

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