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Added 9 October 2026

divergent

/daɪˈvɜː.d͡ʒənt/ adjective

Latin root: dis Wiktionary

adjective Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about divergent at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

Diverging from another or from a standard.
a divergent opinion
Tending to move apart in different directions.

Origin

From Latin dis- (“apart”) + vergere (“to turn”) + the adjectival suffix -ent.

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