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English to English adjective
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Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse. |  | source: webster1913 adjective satellite
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differing from a norm or standard | | Example: a variant spelling
source: wordnet30
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exhibiting variation and change | | Example: letters variant in size
source: wordnet30 noun
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an event that departs from expectations | | source: wordnet30
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(biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups | | Example: a new strain of microorganisms
source: wordnet30
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a variable quantity that is random | | source: wordnet30
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something a little different from others of the same type | | Example: 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
source: wordnet30
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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. | | source: webster1913
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