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Diverse and Miscellaneous Definitions

Diverse

Differing one from another
Members of the same family can have very diverse personalities.

Miscellaneous

Consisting of various kinds; varied
A shelf containing miscellaneous objects.

Diverse

Made up of distinct characteristics, qualities, or elements
"Prague ... offers visitors a series of excursions into a rich and diverse past" (Olivier Bernier).

Miscellaneous

Having a variety of characteristics or aspects
A website providing miscellaneous information.

Diverse

Relating to or containing people from different ethnicities and social backgrounds
A diverse workforce.
A diverse curriculum.
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Miscellaneous

Consisting of a variety of ingredients or parts.
A miscellaneous pile of clothing, buttons, tools and other junk.

Diverse

Consisting of many different elements; various.

Miscellaneous

Having diverse characteristics, abilities or appearances.

Diverse

Different; dissimilar; distinct; not the same

Miscellaneous

Mixed; mingled; consisting of several things; of diverse sorts; promiscuous; heterogeneous; as, a miscellaneous collection.
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Diverse

Capable of various forms; multiform.

Miscellaneous

Constituting a grab-bag category;
The usual collection of miscellaneous expenses

Diverse

Composed of people with a variety of different demographic characteristics in terms of, for example, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, socioeconomic status, etc., and having a sizeable representation of people that are minorities in a given area.

Miscellaneous

Consisting of a haphazard assortment of different kinds (even to the point of incongruity);
An arrangement of assorted spring flowers
Assorted sizes
Miscellaneous accessories
A mixed program of baroque and contemporary music
A motley crew
Sundry sciences commonly known as social

Diverse

Belonging to a minority group.

Diverse

In different directions; diversely.

Diverse

Different; unlike; dissimilar; distinct; separate.
The word . . . is used in a sense very diverse from its original import.
Our roads are diverse: farewell, love! said she.

Diverse

Capable of various forms; multiform.
Eloquence is a great and diverse thing.

Diverse

In different directions; diversely.

Diverse

To turn aside.
The redcross knight diverst, but forth rode Britomart.

Diverse

Many and different;
Tourist offices of divers nationalities
A person of diverse talents

Diverse

Distinctly dissimilar or unlike;
Diverse parts of the country
Celebrities as diverse as Bob Hope and Bob Dylan
Animals as various as the jaguar and the cavy and the sloth

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