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Word: Variant
Speech Type: Noun
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
ˈvɛːrɪənt
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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