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Meaning of the word variant in English

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variant

US /ˈver.i.ənt/
UK /ˈveə.ri.ənt/

Noun

a form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard.

Example:
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clinically distinct variants of malaria
Synonym:
variation form alternative development adaptation alteration modification revision revised version transformation permutation transfiguration metamorphosis mutant deviant rogue aberration other different divergent disparate derived adapted modified revised altered aberrant
Antonym:
standard identical

Adjective

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