variantnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈveə.ri.ənt/us/ˈver.i.ənt/something that is slightly different from other similar things:
There are many colas on the market now, all variants on the original drink.
There are four variants of malaria, all transmitted to humans by a particular family of mosquitoes.
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Different and difference
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- a whole new ballgame idiom
- a world of difference idiom
- alternative
- another
- clash
- contrary
- differential
- distinction
- distinctive
- distorted
- diverge
- divergence
- divide
- otherwise
- permutation
- refreshing
- several
- step
- sundry
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variantadjective
uk/ˈveə.ri.ənt/us/ˈver.i.ənt/different:
a variant form
The dictionary shows "neighbour" with the American variant spelling "neighbor".
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Different and difference
- a breath of fresh air idiom
- a whole new ballgame idiom
- a world of difference idiom
- alternative
- another
- clash
- contrary
- differential
- distinction
- distinctive
- distorted
- diverge
- divergence
- divide
- otherwise
- permutation
- refreshing
- several
- step
- sundry
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