Type and Variant

Type

Type noun - A number of persons or things that are grouped together because they have something in common.

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Variant and type are semantically related in kind topic. In some cases you can use "Variant" instead a noun "Type".

Nearby Words: typical, typed

Variant noun - Something a little different from others of the same type.

Usage example: a variant of the same word

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Type and variant are semantically related in kind topic. Sometimes you can use "Type" instead a noun "Variant".

Nearby Words: variation, variance, variability

good	good type	good variant
female	female type	female variant
rare	rare type	rare variant
special	special type	special variant
Other adjectives: particular, similar, usual, common, specific, standard, nasty, popular, powerful, serious, dark, new, unique, traditional, possible, classic, unusual, strange, different, older.

Some animals, such as monkeys, songbirds, and frogs, are usually represented by a generic or nondescript variant of the type of animal as opposed to an actual species of that type of animal.

Source: Seldom-Seen Species
A variant has the character be at the top of a specific type of life, instead of being the apex of all life as we know it.

Source: Ultimate Life Form
No Sell: A rare heroic variant, as the Frozen Flame makes Char and Prince (and any other fire-type Pokemon within range) completely immune to rocks or rock type attacks.

Source: Fan Fic / Pokémon Mystery Dungeon: Silver Resistance

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