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Definition of diverse adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

diverse

adjective
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/daɪˈvɜːs/
 
/daɪˈvɜːrs/
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  1. very different from each other and of various kinds
    • People from diverse cultures were invited to the event.
    • My interests are very diverse.
    Extra Examples
    • The school is a richly diverse community.
    • an ethnically diverse population
    • The US is a vast and diverse country.
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryverbs
    • be
    • seem
    • become
    • …
    adverb
    • extremely
    • fairly
    • very
    • …
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    Word OriginMiddle English: variant of divers.
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