Definition of Variant

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Variant

Varying in from, character, or the like; variable; different; diverse.

Changeable; changing; fickle.

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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Variant Quotations

The theory of cultural bias... is the idea that a culture is based on a particular form of organization. It can't be transplanted except to another variant of that organization.
Mary Douglas

Outward failure may be a manifested variant of inward success.
Kenneth L. Pike

I think most people played both variants and regular games. It was a period when variants were very popular and there were a lot more variants being played at that time. Every week practically, it seemed someone would publish a new variant in a zine.
Fred Davis

Whenever I design any variant, or when anybody sends me one, I always say if at all possible within the context of the game don't have two home supply centers touching each other.
Fred Davis

Every part I play is just a variant of my own personality. No real character actor, of course, just me.
Michael Gambon

Variant Translations

variant in French is variante
variant in German is Variante, abweichend

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