Va"ri*ant (?), a. [L. varians, p. pr. of variare to change: cf. F. variant. See Vary.]
1.
Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.
2.
Changeable; changing; fickle.
[Obs.]
He is variant, he abit [abides] nowhere.
Chaucer.
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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.
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