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Added 3 October 2026

variant

/ˈvɛəɹi.ənt/ adjective

In Latin: variāns Wiktionary

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noun

Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.
A different sequence of a gene (locus).
A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.

Origin

From Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to change”). First attested in c. 1380.

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