[ˈvɛːrɪənt], (Noun)

Definitions:
- a form or version of something that differs in some respect from other forms of the same thing or from a standard
(e.g: clinically distinct variants of malaria)


Phrases:

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