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• variant spelling — different spellings of specific or subspecific names that are deemed to be identical for the purposes of the Principle of Homonymy …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• variant — /ˈvɛəriənt / (say vairreeuhnt) adjective 1. exhibiting diversity; varying; tending to change or alter. 2. being an altered or different form of something: a variant spelling of a word. –noun 3. a variant form. 4. a different form or spelling of… …  

• variant — adj. & n. adj. 1 differing in form or details from the main one (a variant spelling). 2 having different forms (forty variant types of pigeon). 3 variable or changing. n. a variant form, spelling, type, reading, etc. Etymology: ME f. OF (as VARY) …   Useful english dictionary

• variant — 1. noun there are a number of variants of the same idea Syn: variation, form, alternative, adaptation, alteration, modification, permutation, version, analog 2. adjective a variant spelling Syn: alternative, other, different, substitute …   Thesaurus of popular words

• variant — 1. noun variants of the same idea Syn: variation, form, alternative, version, adaptation, alteration, modification 2. adjective a variant spelling Syn: alternative, other, different, divergent …   Synonyms and antonyms dictionary

• spelling — 1. Before the invention of printing in the 15c, English and other European languages lacked any regularity of spelling and usage was largely based on personal preference. Despite the development of rules, English remains notoriously beset by… …   Modern English usage

• variant — In language, a variant is a legitimate form or spelling of a word that differs from the main one. For example, judgment is a variant of judgement …   Modern English usage

• variant — [ver′ēənt, var′ēənt] adj. [OFr < L varians: see VARIANCE] 1. varying; different; esp., different in some way from others of the same kind or class, or from some standard or type 2. Archaic variable; changeable n. anything that is variant, as a …   English World dictionary

• Spelling — For other uses, see Spelling (disambiguation). Part of a series on Reading …   Wikipedia

• spelling — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ correct, incorrect ▪ conventional, proper, usual ▪ alternate (esp. AmE), alternative, different …   Collocations dictionary

• variant — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun Variant is used after these nouns: ↑spelling {{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}} adj. Variant is used with these nouns: ↑pronunciation, ↑spelling …   Collocations dictionary