diversite
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Middle English[edit]
Alternative forms[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Old French diversité. Equivalent to diverse + -ite.
Pronunciation[edit]
Noun[edit]
diversite (uncountable)
- difference, distinctness
- c1386, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, 87:
- Ther was swich diversitee Bitwene hir bothe lawes.
- c1386, Geoffrey Chaucer, The Man of Law's Tale, 87:
- deviation, diversion
- individuality, independence
- distinction, discrimination, unequal treatment
- diversity, variety
- discord, strife
Descendants[edit]
- English: diversity
- Scots: diversitie, diversitee
References[edit]
- “dī̆versitẹ̄, n.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007, retrieved 2018-03-30.
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- Middle English terms borrowed from Old French
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- Middle English terms suffixed with -ite
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