/ ˈveəriənt; NAmE ˈver-; ˈvær-/ noun
variant (of / on sth) a thing that is a slightly different form or type of sth else :
This game is a variant of baseball.
► vari·ant adjective :
variant forms of spelling
a variant form of oxygen known as ozone
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense tending to vary ): from Old French , literally varying , present participle of varier or Latin variare , from varius diverse . The noun dates from the mid 19th cent.