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variante

variant; variation

noun vah-RYAHN-teh Less Common
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Origin: Latin variantem, present participle of variare

Also means

alternative route

Usage Note

Variante is feminine despite ending in -e, a common trap. In linguistics it means a linguistic variant; in road planning, a variante is a bypass or alternative route. The plural is varianti. Do not confuse with variazione (variation/change), which stresses the process rather than the alternative form.

Examples

"Esiste una variante più semplice di questo esercizio."

Natural Translation

There is a simpler variant of this exercise.

Literal Translation

Exists a variant more simple of this exercise.

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