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   variant

   /ˈvɛːrɪənt/

   noun

   • 1. a form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard: "clinically distinct variants of malaria"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as an adjective in the sense ‘tending to vary’): from Old French, literally ‘varying’, present participle of varier (see vary). The noun dates from the mid 19th century.

   Scrabble Points: 10

   • V

     4

   • A

     1

   • R

     1

   • I

     1

   • A

     1

   • N

     1

   • T

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