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diversity

/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ noun

In Latin: diversitas Wiktionary

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

  1. Noticeable heterogeneity.
    a diversity of possibilities
  2. The condition or result of being changeable.

Origin

From Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin dīversitās, equivalent to diverse + -ity. Displaced native Old English mislīcnes.

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