variant

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§Alternative formsEdit

• variaunt (obsolete)

§PronunciationEdit

• enPR: vâr'ē-ənt, IPA^(key): /ˈvɛɹiənt/
• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈvɛəɹiənt/

§EtymologyEdit

Recorded since c.1380, from Old French variant, from Latin variāns, the present active participle of variō (“to change”).

§AdjectiveEdit

variant (comparative more variant, superlative most variant)

1. Showing variety, diverse.
2. Showing deviation or disagreement.
3. (obsolete) Variable.

§TranslationsEdit

§NounEdit

variant (plural variants)

1. 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”.

2. (genetics) A different sequence of a gene (locus).
3. (computing) A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.

§Related termsEdit

• variance
• variation
• vary

§TranslationsEdit

§See alsoEdit

• alternate
• alternative

§PronunciationEdit

• Audio

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§NounEdit

variant m (plural varianten, diminutive variantje n)

1. A variant

§SynonymsEdit

• variante

§Derived termsEdit

• (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 termsEdit

• variabiliteit
• variabel
• variatie
• variëren

§PronunciationEdit

• IPA^(key): /vaʁjɑ̃/

§VerbEdit

variant

1. Present participle of varier.

§AdjectiveEdit

variant m (feminine variante, masculine plural variants, feminine plural variantes)

1. varied, which varies; variable

§Related termsEdit

• variabilité
• variable
• variation

§External linksEdit

• “variant” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

§VerbEdit

variant

1. third-person plural present active indicative of variō

§EtymologyEdit

From Latin varians

§NounEdit

variant m (definite singular varianten, indefinite plural varianter, definite plural variantene)

1. a variant

§ReferencesEdit

• “variant” in The Bokmål Dictionary.

§EtymologyEdit

From Latin varians

§NounEdit

variant m (definite singular varianten, indefinite plural variantar, definite plural variantane)

1. a variant

§ReferencesEdit

• “variant” in The Nynorsk Dictionary.

§AdjectiveEdit

variant m

1. varying; which varies

§DescendantsEdit

• English: variant (borrowed)
• French: variant

§NounEdit

variant c

1. a variant

§DeclensionEdit