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diversity

di·ver·sity

UK/daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ US/dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/ fairly common

noun

1.

noticeable heterogeneity

  • “a diversity of possibilities”
  • “the range and variety of his work is amazing”
Synonyms
2.

the condition or result of being changed

Origin

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

Phrases

  • diversity fatigue
  • diversity hire
  • diversity is perversity
  • diversity jurisdiction
  • diversity statement
  • evaluative diversity
  • genetic diversity
  • linguistic diversity index

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