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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Diversity \Di*ver"si*ty\, n.; pl. {Diversities}. [F.
diversit['e], L. diversitas, fr. diversus. See {Diverse}.]
1. A state of difference; dissimilitude; unlikeness.
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They will prove opposite; and not resting in a bare
diversity, rise into a contrariety. --South.
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2. Multiplicity of difference; multiformity; variety.
"Diversity of sounds." --Shak. "Diversities of opinion."
--Secker.
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3. Variegation. "Bright diversities of day." --Pope.
Syn: See {Variety}.
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