delta variant

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Delta variant^¹

/ˈdɛltə ˈvæɹiənt/ US
/ˈdɛltə ˈvɛəɹiənt/ UK

noun delta variant · Delta Variant · δ variant · δ-variant · Δ variant · Δ-variant

The highly virulent B.1.617.2 strain of the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes COVID-19. If no new cases come from the Buff Club exposure site, it will be hard to believe politicians scaremongering that the delta variant is so infectious that all you have to do is walk past an infected person to get it.
Similar: delta, Delta, delta strain, Delta strain, Delta Strain, double mutant strain, double mutant variant, double mutation strain, double mutation variant, Indian strain, Indian variant, India strain

delta variant^²

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Alternative letter-case form of Delta variant

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noun strain of the COVID-19 virus

Español	variante delta
한국어	델타 변이 delta byeoni
日本語	デルタ株 deruta kabu
中文	德爾塔毒株 /德尔塔毒株 dé'ěrtǎ dúzhū, 德尔塔毒株 dé'ěrtǎ dúzhū
Português	variante delta
Français	variant delta
Deutsch	Delta-Variante

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@misc{delta_variant_2026,
  title = {delta variant},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/delta%20variant},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}