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di⋅ver⋅si⋅ty

  [di-vur-si-tee, dahy-]
–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness.
2. variety; multiformity.
3. a point of difference.
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Origin:
1300–50; ME diversite < AF < L dīversitās. See diverse, -ity

Synonyms:
2. change, difference, variation, dissimilarity.
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di·ver·si·ty   (dĭ-vûr'sĭ-tē, dī-)   
n.   pl. di·ver·si·ties

    1. The fact or quality of being diverse; difference.

    2. A point or respect in which things differ.

  2. Variety or multiformity: "Charles Darwin saw in the diversity of species the principles of evolution that operated to generate the species: variation, competition and selection" (Scientific American).

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Main Entry: di·ver·si·ty
Pronunciation: d&-'v&r-s&-tE, dI-
Function: noun
: DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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