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di·ver·si·ty

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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 Audio Help (dĭ-vûr'sĭ-tē, dī-) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. di·ver·si·ties

1. The fact or quality of being diverse; difference.
2. A point or respect in which things differ.
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
noun
1.	noticeable heterogeneity; "a diversity of possibilities"; "the range and variety of his work is amazing" [syn: diverseness]
2.	the condition or result of being changeable

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diˈversity noun

variety

Arabic:	إخْتِلاف، تَنَوُّع
Chinese (Simplified):	多样性
Chinese (Traditional):	多樣性
Czech:	rozmanitost
Danish:	variation; mangfoldighed
Dutch:	diversiteit
Estonian:	mitmekesisus
Finnish:	erilaisuus
French:	diversité
German:	die Mannigfaltigkeit
Greek:	ποικιλία
Hungarian:	változatosság
Icelandic:	fjölbreytni; úrval
Indonesian:	keragaman
Italian:	diversità

Japanese:	多様性
Korean:	차이, 변화, 다양함
Latvian:	dažādība
Lithuanian:	įvairumas
Norwegian:	ulikhet, mangfold
Polish:	rozmaitość
Portuguese (Brazil):	diversidade
Portuguese (Portugal):	diversidade
Romanian:	diversitate
Russian:	разнообразие
Slovak:	rozmanitosť
Slovenian:	raznolikost
Spanish:	diversidad
Swedish:	olikhet, skiljaktighet, mångfald
Turkish:	çeşitlilik, farklılık

See also: diversify, diverse

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law - Cite This Source - Share This
Main Entry: di·ver·si·ty
Pronunciation: d&-'v&r-s&-tE, dI-
Function: noun
: DIVERSITY OF CITIZENSHIP

Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This

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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