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Learn the meaning of variant as a noun and an adjective, with examples of usage and pronunciation. Find out how variant can refer to something different, a virus form or a language expression.
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not agreeing or conforming; differing, especially from something of the same general kind. not definitive, as a version of part of a text; different; alternative: a variant reading. not universally accepted.
A variant is another version of something. You could say chimps and apes and gorillas are variants in the primate family. Words often have variants, spellings that vary from region to region or country to country. The British colour and the American color are variants.
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variant. noun [ C ] uk / ˈveəriənt / us. Add to word list. Add to word list. something that is a slightly different form from the usual one: There are several variants of the virus. spelling variants. (Definition of variant from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
A variant of a particular thing is something that has a different form to that thing, although it is related to it. The quagga was a strikingly beautiful variant of the zebra. [ + of] A particular genetic variant may raise the risk of diabetes, for example. There are so many variant spellings of his name.
