var ‧ i ‧ ant AC /ˈveəriənt $ ˈver-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[ Word Family: noun : ↑ variable , ↑ variance , ↑ variant , ↑ variety , ↑ variability , ↑ variation ; adjective : ↑ variable ≠ ↑ invariable , ↑ varied , ↑ various ; adverb : ↑ variably ≠ ↑ invariably , ↑ variously ; verb : ↑ vary ]
1 . something that is slightly different from the usual form of something
variant of/on
This game is a variant of netball.
a variant on the typical Hollywood hero
2 . technical a slightly different form of a word or phrase:
spelling variants in British and American English
—variant adjective :
a variant form of the word