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Webster 1913 Edition
Variant
1.
Varying in form, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.
2.
Changeable; changing; fickle.
[Obs.]
He is so
variant
, he abit [abides] nowhere. Chaucer.
Va′ri-ant
,Noun.
[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.Definition 2024
variant
variant
English
Alternative forms
- variaunt (obsolete)
Adjective
variant (comparative more variant, superlative most variant)
- Showing variety, diverse.
- Showing deviation or disagreement.
- (obsolete) Variable.
Translations
showing variety, diverse
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showing deviation or disagreement
variable — see variable
Noun
variant (plural variants)
- Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
- All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
- The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”.
- (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
- (computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
- (linguistics, sociolinguistics) One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.
Related terms
Translations
something slightly different
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computing: variable that can hold several data types
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See also
Catalan
Adjective
variant m, f (masculine and feminine plural variants)
Noun
variant m (plural variants)
Dutch
Pronunciation
Noun
variant m (plural varianten, diminutive variantje n)
- A variant
Synonyms
Derived terms
- (variants by type) deelvariant m, hoofdvariant m, klassevariant m, openingsvariant m, phoneemvariant m, ruilvariant m, teekenvariant m (obsolete spelling teekenvariant m), woordvariant m
- variantengroep
- variantenmateriaal n
- variantennet n
- variantenpaar n
- variantenreeks
Related terms
- variabiliteit
- variabel
- variatie
- variëren
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /vaʁjɑ̃/
Verb
variant
- present participle of varier
Adjective
variant m (feminine singular variante, masculine plural variants, feminine plural variantes)
Related terms
Norwegian Bokmål
Etymology
Noun
variant m (definite singular varianten, indefinite plural varianter, definite plural variantene)
- a variant
References
- “variant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Norwegian Nynorsk
Etymology
Noun
variant m (definite singular varianten, indefinite plural variantar, definite plural variantane)
- a variant
References
- “variant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.
Old French
Adjective
variant m (oblique and nominative feminine singular variant or variante)
Descendants
Swedish
Noun
variant c
- a variant
Declension
| Inflection of variant | ||||
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| Singular | Plural | |||
| Indefinite | Definite | Indefinite | Definite | |
| Nominative | variant | varianten | varianter | varianterna |
| Genitive | variants | variantens | varianters | varianternas |