Variant

Definitions

1. Something that is slightly different from a type or norm.
2. A different sequence of a gene (locus).
3. A variable that can hold any of various unrelated data types.
4. One of a set of words or other linguistic forms that conveys the same meaning or serves the same function.

Equivalents

Examples

“All breeds of dog are variants of the species “Canis lupus familiaris”.”

“Most train⟳ operators have⟳ reduced services with emergency timetables, as they struggle⟳ to cope with a rapid increase⟳ in staff absences due to the Omicron variant of COVID.”

“The word "kerosine" is a variant of “kerosene”.”

“The "Terms" number⟳ is the total number⟳ of words and lexical phrases, including sub-headwords and other nested lexical items, but exclusive of variants.”

“Each member of this group of two or more forms is called a variant. [...] In this case ‘-in’ and ‘-ing’ are variants of the sociolinguistic variable -ing.”

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