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variant

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adjective

var·​i·​ant ˈver-ē-ənt How to pronounce variant (audio)
1
: manifesting variety, deviation, or disagreement
variant interpretations/opinions
2
: varying usually slightly from a usual or standard form
variant readings
variant spellings
variant forms of a disease
a variant bacterial strain
3
obsolete : variable

variant

2 of 2

noun

plural variants
: one of two or more persons or things of the same kind that differ in some way from one another: such as
a
: someone or something that exhibits variation from a type or norm
Scientists now find that a variant of a specific gene may contribute to the disorder … B. Bower
Ambient music, as it is sometimes called, was originally a variant of techno music without the beats. Neil Strauss
We played all kinds of weird and wacky poker variants, many involving wild cards … Anthony Holden
b
: one of two or more different spellings (such as labor and labour) or pronunciations (as of economics \ek-, ēk-\) of the same word
c
: one of two or more words (such as geographic and geographical) or word elements (such as mon- and mono-) of essentially the same meaning differing only in the presence or absence of an affix

Example Sentences

Adjective variant strains of a disease Noun A new variant of the disease has appeared.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
In late June, Pfizer and Moderna presented data to an FDA advisory committee on their experimental boosters, which targeted Omicron both alone and in combination with the Wuhan variant. Allysia Finley, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2022 Out of those who had recently developed Covid-19 antibodies, only 44% of the participants were aware of getting infected with the Omicron variant. Anuradha Varanasi, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 Her research suggests that one-quarter of people infected with an omicron variant could still be infectious after eight days. Lena H. Sun, Joel Achenbach, Anchorage Daily News, 1 Aug. 2022 Pfizer and BioNTech asked the Food and Drug Administration to clear use of a Covid-19 shot modified to target the newest versions of the Omicron variant, STAT says. Ed Silverman, STAT, 27 Aug. 2022 Pfizer and BioNTech asked the FDA to clear use of a Covid-19 shot modified to target the newest versions of the Omicron variant. WSJ, 23 Aug. 2022 Since early 2020, China has kept its borders largely sealed to keep out the coronavirus -- an attempt that appears increasingly futile in the face of the highly infectious Omicron variant. Yong Xiong, Selina Wang And Nectar Gan, CNN, 17 Aug. 2022 The rate of coronavirus reinfections was relatively low prior to the advent of the omicron variant, according to new research from the CDC. Rita Beamish, San Francisco Chronicle, 16 Aug. 2022 Some others have moved away from test-to-stay programs that became unmanageable during surges of the omicron variant last school year. Mike Stobbe And Collin Binkley, Chicago Tribune, 11 Aug. 2022 See More

Word History

Etymology

Adjective

Middle English variaunt, borrowed from Anglo-French variant, borrowed from Latin variant-, varians "variegated, various," from present participle of variāre "to make changeable, vary"

Noun

noun derivative of variant entry 1

First Known Use

Adjective

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun

1849, in the meaning defined at sense b

Time Traveler
The first known use of variant was in the 14th century

Phrases Containing variant

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