diverse

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Adjective 1.3.1 Antonyms 1.3.2 Related terms 1.3.3 Translations 1.4 Adverb 1.5 See also 1.6 External links 1.7 Anagrams 2 Danish 2.1 Adjective 3 Dutch 3.1 Adjective 4 Esperanto 4.1 Adverb 5 French 5.1 Adjective 5.2 Anagrams 6 Italian 6.1 Adjective 6.2 Verb 7 Latin 7.1 Alternative spellings 7.2 Etymology 7.3 Adverb 7.3.1 Related terms 7.4 References 8 Norwegian 8.1 Adjective

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

< Latin diversus (“‘various, different’”), also written divorsus, pp. of divertere, divortere (“‘to turn or go different ways, part, separate, divert’”); see divert.

[edit] Pronunciation

(English variation)

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• Rhymes: -ɜː(r)s

[edit] Adjective

diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)

1. Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.

[edit] Antonyms

• homogeneous

[edit] Related terms

• divers
• divert
• diversity

[edit] Translations

[edit] Adverb

diverse (comparative more diverse, superlative most diverse)

1. In different directions; diversely.

[edit] See also

• divers homophone in some dialects
• divert (near homophone)

[edit] External links

• diverse in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• diverse in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deeirsv
• derives
• deviser
• revised

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[edit] Danish

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diverse

1. various, sundry, miscellaneous, incidental.
   • han annoncerede under «diverse»
     • he inserted an ad in the "miscellaneous" section
   • Synonyms:
     • alle mulige
     • alskens
     • forskellige
     • forskelligartet
2. Capable of various forms; multiform.

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[edit] Dutch

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diverse

1. Inflected form of divers.

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[edit] Esperanto

[edit] Adverb

diverse

1. diversely

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[edit] French

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diverse f.

1. Feminine of divers.

[edit] Anagrams

• Alphagram: deeirsv
• dérives, dérivés
• verdies

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[edit] Italian

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diverse pl.

1. Feminine form of diverso.

[edit] Verb

diverse

1. Third-person singular past historic of divergere.

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[edit] Latin

[edit] Alternative spellings

• dīvorsē

[edit] Etymology

From dīversus (“‘turned different ways’”)

[edit] Adverb

dīversē (not comparable)

1. in different directions; hither and thither
2. (figuratively) variously

[edit] Related terms

• dīversitās
• dīversus

[edit] References

• Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, 1st edition. (Oxford University Press)

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[edit] Norwegian

[edit] Adjective

diverse

1. various, sundry, miscellaneous.
   • han annonserte under «diverse»
     • he inserted an ad in the "miscellaneous" section
2. Capable of various forms; multiform.