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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"ri*ant\, 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
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
variant
adj : differing from a norm or standard; "a variant spelling"
n 1: an event that departs from expectations [syn: {discrepancy},
{variance}]
2: (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ
in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of
microorganisms" [syn: {form}, {strain}, {var.}]
3: a variable quantity that is random [syn: {random variable},
{variate}]
4: something a little different from others of the same type
"an experimental version of the night fighter"; "an emery
wheel is a modern variant of the grindstone" [syn: {version},
{variation}]
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