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di⋅ver⋅si⋅ty

  [di-vur-si-tee, dahy-]
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–noun, plural -ties.
1. the state or fact of being diverse; difference; unlikeness.
2. variety; multiformity.
3. a point of difference.
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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Diversity

Di*ver"si*ty\, n.; pl. Diversities. [F. diversit['e], L. diversitas, fr. diversus. See Diverse.]

1. A state of difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness.

They will prove opposite; and not resting in a bare diversity, rise into a contrariety. --South.

2. Multiplicity of difference; multiformity; variety. "Diversity of sounds." --Shak. "Diversities of opinion." --Secker.

3. Variegation. "Bright diversities of day." --Pope.

Syn: See Variety.
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Language Translation for : diversity
Spanish: diversidad,
German: die Mannigfaltigkeit,
Japanese: 多様性
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Main Entry: di·ver·si·ty
Pronunciation: d&-'v&r-s&-tE, dI-
Function: noun
: DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP
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