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English
Etymology
From Middle English diversite, from Old French diversité, from Latin dīversitās, equivalent to diverse + -ity. Displaced native Old English mislīcnes.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /daɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/, /dɪˈvɜː(ɹ)sɪti/
Noun
diversity (countable and uncountable, plural diversities)
- The quality of being diverse or different; difference or unlikeness.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:nonuniformity
- 1858 July 9, Stephen A. Douglas, "Speech of Stephen A. Douglas