disparate

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    fundamentally different or distinct in quality or kind
    including markedly dissimilar elements

Word Origin

disparate (adj.)
c. 1600, "unlike in kind," from Latin disparatus, past participle of disparare "divide, separate," from dis- "apart" (see dis-) + parare "get ready, prepare" (see pare); meaning influenced by Latin dispar "unequal, unlike." Related: Disparately; disparateness.

Example

1. Too many disparate groups would have to be involved .
2. Do your strengths cluster together in this way , or are they more disparate ?
3. Together , these disparate changes have caused more and more people to become fat .
4. Conclusions drawn in the face of such disparate events do have to be cautious .
5. Again , such a valuation approach converts abundle of disparate attributes into a monetary value .

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