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variant
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Variant \Va"ri*ant\, n. [Cf. F. variante.] Something which differs in form from another thing, though really the same; as, a variant from a type in natural history; a variant of a story or a word. [1913 Webster] .
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Variant \Va"ri*ant\, a. [L. varians, p. pr. of variare to change: cf. F. variant. See Vary.] 1. Varying in form, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse. [1913 Webster] 2. Changeable; changing; fickle. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] He is so variant, he abit [abides] nowhere. --Chaucer. [1913 Webster]
